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  Abhishek Manu Singhvi moves Himachal High Court challenging defeat in Rajya Sabha polls

  India | April 06, 2024 19:49 IST

  The BJP has won the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state after six Congress MLAs cross-voted in the polls.

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  BJP wins eight Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh after cross-voting, SP bags two

  Uttar Pradesh | February 28, 2024 6:00 IST

  Rajya Sabha election results 2024: At present there are 399 members in 403-member Assembly with four vacancies. Out of 399 MLAs, 395 exercised their voting rights today, three of them could not vote as they are in jail, while officials could not confirm the other MLA who did not cast the ballot.

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  BJP defeats Congress by draw of lots and cross-voting in Himachal Rajya Sabha polls

  India | February 28, 2024 6:02 IST

  BJP emerged victorious in the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. BJP's Harsh Mahajan was up against Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

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  Rajya Sabha Election 2024: 7 SP MLAs cross-voted for BJP in Uttar Pradesh, claim sources

  Uttar Pradesh | February 27, 2024 16:39 IST

  Seven Samajwadi Party MLAs have diverted from the party line and cross-voted for the BJP in the Rajya Sabha elections on Tuesday, sources claimed.

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  Rajya Sabha Election 2024: BJP's ST Somashekhar cross-votes for Congress in Karnataka

  Karnataka | February 27, 2024 14:08 IST

  Reacting strongly to Somashekar's action, the BJP declared its intention to take strict action against him. BJP chief whip Doddana Gowda emphasised that Somashekhar would face consequences for cross-voting.

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  Worry for Akhilesh Yadav? Seven SP MLAs skip key party meeting on Rajya Sabha polls eve

  Uttar Pradesh | February 27, 2024 6:21 IST

  The BJP and the SP are the two largest parties in the 403-member state assembly with 252 MLAs and 108 MLAs respectively. The Congress, an alliance partner of the SP, has two seats.

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  Raja Bhaiya announces support for BJP in UP Rajya Sabha polls in big jolt to Akhilesh Yadav

  Uttar Pradesh | February 26, 2024 20:16 IST

  The February 27 Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will witness a high-pitched electoral battle ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, with the BJP fielding eight candidates and the opposition Samajwadi Party three for the 10 seats up for grab.

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  Jayant Chaudhary's RLD to vote for BJP in Rajya Sabha polls in big relief for Sanjay Seth

  India | February 26, 2024 13:10 IST

  The polling will be held for 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, four in Karnataka and one seat in Himachal Pradesh from 9 am to 4 pm and counting will be held on the same day from 5 pm onwards. 11 candidates for 10 seats made the contest interesting in UP.

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  41 candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from 12 states | Check full list here

  India | February 21, 2024 6:13 IST

  Sonia Gandhi of the Congress and BJP President JP Nadda have been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan and Gujarat respectively.

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  UP: Akhilesh Yadav speaks to Raja Bhaiya over phone, seeks his support in Rajya Sabha polls

  Uttar Pradesh | February 20, 2024 19:35 IST

  The Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) has two MLAs in UP, including Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya himself. The Samajwadi Party has announced three candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled on February 27.

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  Bihar: Six candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

  Bihar | February 20, 2024 16:48 IST

  Bihar news: Bhim Singh and Dharmsheela Gupta had filed nominations from BJP while Sanjay Jha was declared the candidate from JDU.

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  Rajya Sabha elections: Surat diamond merchant Govind Dholakia richest among four BJP candidates

  Gujarat | February 15, 2024 22:42 IST

  Dholakia is the founder and chairman of Shree Ramkrishna Exports Private Limited, a Surat-based diamond manufacturing and exporting company based in Surat.

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  Sonia Gandhi owns assets worth Rs 12.53 crore, has no social media accounts, reveals poll affidavit

  India | February 15, 2024 17:17 IST

  Sonia Gandhi will fill the seat that will fall vacant in April after former prime minister Manmohan Sigh completes his Rajya Sabha tenure. Gandhi was accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra besides former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot as she filed nomination.

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  Rajya Sabha Polls: BJP fields Harsh Mahajan against Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi in Himachal

  India | February 15, 2024 17:00 IST

  Himachal Pradesh is poised to see an interesting contest in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections as the BJP has nominated Harsh Mahajan as its candidate against Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

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  Watch: With smile on face, Nitish Kumar meets Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi at Bihar Assembly

  Bihar | February 15, 2024 14:00 IST

  Bihar former Chief Minister Lalu Yadav was at the Bihar Assembly as he accompanied RJD candidates Manoj Jha and Sanjay Yadav who filed nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections.

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  Rajya Sabha polls: BJP declares Sanjay Seth as party's 8th candidate in UP, creates trouble for SP

  Uttar Pradesh | February 15, 2024 13:21 IST

  The BJP is also short of 10 votes to secure the victory of its eighth candidate. Sanjay Seth, who switched from the SP to the BJP in 2019, is contesting as the saffron party's eighth Rajya Sabha candidate in Uttar Pradesh.

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  Rajya Sabha elections: BRS renominates Vaddiraju Ravichandra for RS seat from Telangana

  February 14, 2024 23:06 IST

  Three seats are up for grabs from Telangana and the BRS can bag one seat with its strength of 39 MLAs in the House of 119.

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  What Ashok Chavan said on Sonia Gandhi's Rajya Sabha nomination? Check here

  India | February 14, 2024 16:35 IST

  The former Chief Minister of Maharashtra announced his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party asserting to work for the "constructive development of Maharashtra". Devendra Fadnavis commended Chavan's entry into the BJP, recognising his long political experience.

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  RJD nominates Tejashwi's political advisor Sanjay Yadav, Manoj Jha for Rajya Sabha polls

  Bihar | February 14, 2024 16:04 IST

  The MPs whose current term is nearing expiry are Vashishth Narayan Singh and Aneel Hegde (JDU), Sushil Kumar Modi (BJP), Manoj Kumar Jha and Ashfaq Karim (RJD) and state Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh.

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  SP nominates Ramjilal Suman, Jaya Bachchan and Alok Ranjan for Rajya Sabha in UP

  Uttar Pradesh | February 13, 2024 14:43 IST

  Elections for 56 Rajya Sabha seats spread across 15 states are scheduled to be held on February 27, and the last date for filing nominations is February 15.