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How Congress Fell In Line And DMK Got its Way Again In Tamil Nadu
As the Congress and the DMK end their haggling and sign a seat-sharing arrangement for 2026, much like in 2021, a lot went on behind the scenes before the party eventually fell in line.
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Parliament Passes Electoral Reforms Bill, Opposition Walks Out Of Rajya Sabha
Parliament today passed a Bill to link electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem with Rajya Sabha passing it by voice vote amid a walkout by the Opposition.
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"Election Laws Bill Passed Without Discussion," Fumes Congress Leader
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday lashed out at the Centre and said that the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed without any "discussion or debate"; called it "mockery of our democracy".
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Parliament Live Updates: Election Reforms Law Cleared By Rajya Sabha
The Parliament passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, today with Rajya Sabha approving it through voice vote amid a walkout by the Opposition.
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Ayodhya Settled, BJP Raises Mathura's Krishna Janmabhoomi Issue In Parliament
Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, a BJP MP in Rajya Sabha today raised the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi land dispute issue of Mathura and demanded a law that would provide for the status quo to be scrapped.
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BJP's Sarbananda Sonowal Files Rajya Sabha Nomination From Assam, Likely To Be Elected Unopposed
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday filed his nomination from a Rajya Sabha seat in Assam and is all set to be elected unopposed with the opposition deciding not to put up any candidate against him.
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Rajya Sabha Bypolls: BJP Names Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal, L Murugan As Its Candidates
The BJP today named Union ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and L Murugan as its candidates for the Rajya Sabha bypolls in Assam and Madhya Pradesh respectively, according to a party statement.
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BJP Names 157 Candidates For Bengal In Second List, Mukul Roy To Contest
The BJP on Thursday announced the names of 157 candidates for the last four phases of the Bengal polls and among the biggest names to join its battle for the assembly is former Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Roy who is now contesting Assembly elections from Krishnanagar North in Nadia district.
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Swapan Dasgupta Resigns From Rajya Sabha Amid Row Over His Name For Polls
Columnist Swapan Dasgupta, a BJP candidate for the Bengal election, resigned from the Rajya Sabha today, a day after the Trinamool Congress referred to constitutional rules to say he would be disqualified if he joined a political party.
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"Country Suffering": Opposition Protests Over Fuel Prices In Parliament
The second part of the Budget session of Parliament was off to a stormy start today - the Rajya Sabha was adjourned at 10.02 am, minutes after Question Hour began - as Congress MPs raised slogans demanding a debate over the rise in fuel prices in the past many weeks. The Upper House then got adjourned three more times before calling it a day in the...
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How Congress Fell In Line And DMK Got its Way Again In Tamil Nadu
As the Congress and the DMK end their haggling and sign a seat-sharing arrangement for 2026, much like in 2021, a lot went on behind the scenes before the party eventually fell in line.
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Parliament Passes Electoral Reforms Bill, Opposition Walks Out Of Rajya Sabha
Parliament today passed a Bill to link electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem with Rajya Sabha passing it by voice vote amid a walkout by the Opposition.
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"Election Laws Bill Passed Without Discussion," Fumes Congress Leader
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday lashed out at the Centre and said that the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed without any "discussion or debate"; called it "mockery of our democracy".
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Parliament Live Updates: Election Reforms Law Cleared By Rajya Sabha
The Parliament passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, today with Rajya Sabha approving it through voice vote amid a walkout by the Opposition.
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Ayodhya Settled, BJP Raises Mathura's Krishna Janmabhoomi Issue In Parliament
Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, a BJP MP in Rajya Sabha today raised the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi land dispute issue of Mathura and demanded a law that would provide for the status quo to be scrapped.
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BJP's Sarbananda Sonowal Files Rajya Sabha Nomination From Assam, Likely To Be Elected Unopposed
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday filed his nomination from a Rajya Sabha seat in Assam and is all set to be elected unopposed with the opposition deciding not to put up any candidate against him.
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Rajya Sabha Bypolls: BJP Names Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal, L Murugan As Its Candidates
The BJP today named Union ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and L Murugan as its candidates for the Rajya Sabha bypolls in Assam and Madhya Pradesh respectively, according to a party statement.
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BJP Names 157 Candidates For Bengal In Second List, Mukul Roy To Contest
The BJP on Thursday announced the names of 157 candidates for the last four phases of the Bengal polls and among the biggest names to join its battle for the assembly is former Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Roy who is now contesting Assembly elections from Krishnanagar North in Nadia district.
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Swapan Dasgupta Resigns From Rajya Sabha Amid Row Over His Name For Polls
Columnist Swapan Dasgupta, a BJP candidate for the Bengal election, resigned from the Rajya Sabha today, a day after the Trinamool Congress referred to constitutional rules to say he would be disqualified if he joined a political party.
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"Country Suffering": Opposition Protests Over Fuel Prices In Parliament
The second part of the Budget session of Parliament was off to a stormy start today - the Rajya Sabha was adjourned at 10.02 am, minutes after Question Hour began - as Congress MPs raised slogans demanding a debate over the rise in fuel prices in the past many weeks. The Upper House then got adjourned three more times before calling it a day in the...
