Rajya Sabha Polls

Rajya Sabha Polls Set For Thursday Deferred Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday March 24, 2020

The Rajya Sabha election scheduled for Thursday has been deferred amid India's fight against coronavirus. The Election Commission will review the situation after March 31.

Rajya Sabha Polls: 37 Elected Unopposed, Election To 18 Seats On March 26

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 19, 2020

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh were among 37 candidates elected unopposed on Wednesday to Rajya Sabha as the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended.

All Four BJD Candidates Elected To Rajya Sabha From Odisha

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 18, 2020

All the four BJD candidates were today elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed as opposition BJP and Congress did not field any nominee for the polls scheduled to be held on March 26.

"MLAs Who Betray People Should Be Thrashed With Slippers": Hardik Patel

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 17, 2020

Hardik Patel on Tuesday said those who betray people should be thrashed with slippers in public after five Congress MLAs quit the Gujarat assembly ahead of the March 26 Rajya Sabha polls.

Congress Suspends 5 Gujarat Rebel MLAs, Flies Out 22 For Safe-Keeping

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday March 17, 2020

The Congress on Monday suspended five MLAs who have quit the Gujarat assembly just days before the Rajya Sabha elections, leaving the party in danger of losing one of its sure-shot seats in the house dominated by the opposition.

BJP Paid Rs 65 Crore To Buy 5 Gujarat MLAs' Resignation: Congress

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 16, 2020

Gujarat Congress chief Amit Chavda, on Monday, alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bought resignations of five Congress MLAs for Rs 65 crore using a corruption fund.

4 Gujarat Congress MLAs Resign Ahead Of Rajya Sabha Polls: Assembly Speaker

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 15, 2020

Four Congress MLAs in Gujarat have tendered their resignation to Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi ahead of the election to the four Rajya Sabha seats in the state on March 26.

In Assam, Opposition Unites To Support Anti-CAA Activist For Rajya Sabha Polls

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday March 13, 2020

The stage is getting set in Assam for elections to three Rajya Sabha seats on March 26. And the Rajya Sabha elections have brought together two unlikely opponents together.

Congress Names KC Venugopal, KTS Tulsi Among 12 Rajya Sabha Candidates

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 13, 2020

The Congress on Thursday declared 12 candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls, including party general secretary KC Venugopal, Deepender Hooda and senior Supreme Court advocate KTS Tulsi.

Ramdas Athawale, Udayanraje Bhosale File Nomination For Rajya Sabha Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 13, 2020

Union minister Ramdas Athawale and BJP leader Udayanraje Bhosale, the 13th direct descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, today filed their nomination papers for the March 26 biennial Rajya Sabha poll from Maharashtra.

BJP Announces Candidates For 5 More Rajya Sabha Seats

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 12, 2020

The BJP on Thursday announced names of five more candidates for the March 26 Rajya Sabha polls

Jyotiraditya Scindia Among 9 BJP Candidates For Rajya Sabha Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 11, 2020

The BJP on Wednesday named Jyotiraditya Scindia as its Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh as it released a list of nine nominees for the election to 55 seats in the Upper House across 17 states on March 26.

Shibu Soren Files Nomination For Rajya Sabha Polls From Jharkhand

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 11, 2020

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha president Shibu Soren on Wednesday filed the nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand.

Assam Party May Back Congress If Priyanka Gandhi Fights Rajya Sabha Polls

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday March 10, 2020

The AIUDF might offer an alliance with Congress if the party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is a candidate for the Rajya Sabha.

Ahead Of Rajya Sabha Polls, Bihar's Opposition Bickers Over Seats

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday March 10, 2020

Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal has scoffed at the "open letter" from its alliance partner Congress, with a reminder of its "promise" for the Rajya Sabha elections.