Rajya Sabha Elections
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Opinion | Clerics like Kanpur Qazi must refrain from making provocative remarks
India | Jun 08, 2022, 06:13 PM ISTBy alleging that only Muslims are being targeted by police, the Qazi is himself becoming prosecutor and judge. The violence that took place in Kanpur on June 3 was not an isolated incident. The President and Prime Minister were in the city, and a conspiracy was hatched to foment violence.
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Rajya Sabha elections: MVA leaders should contact us if they want support, says Owaisi
India | Jun 07, 2022, 12:56 PM ISTThe All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has two members in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, which forms the electoral college for the Rajya Sabha polls, scheduled on June 10.
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Rajya Sabha election 2022: BJP leaders discuss strategy to win polls in Maharashtra
India | Jun 05, 2022, 06:34 PM ISTEarlier in the day, Railway Minister and BJP's observer for Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra, Ashwini Vaishnaw, held a meeting with state BJP leaders. The Leader of Opposition, Devendra Fadnavis, stated that all the MLAs should vote as per their conscience.
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Rajya Sabha election 2022: 'All four Maha Vikas Aghadi candidates will win polls', says Sanjay Raut
India | Jun 05, 2022, 09:39 AM IST"We wanted to postpone dates of RS elections so that no horse-trading is being done. BJP's intention is clear, they want to use money & central investigative agencies to destroy the environment. We are in power, they shouldn't forget this," Raut said.
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Rajya Sabha election: Challenges for Congress in Rajasthan and Haryana. A look at numbers
India | Jun 02, 2022, 11:20 PM ISTCongress has nominated three candidates from Rajasthan including party's communication department in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari.
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Rajya Sabha elections: Congress herds Haryana, Rajasthan MLAs to 'safe houses' fearing BJP poaching
India | Jun 02, 2022, 06:17 PM ISTA volvo bus from Deepender Singh Hooda's residence will take MLAs to Indira Gandhi Airport (IGI) Terminal 4. From there, they will board plane for Raipur in Chhattisgarh, sources said.
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BJP releases list of 16 candidates for Rajya Sabha elections, Sitharaman to contest from Karnataka
India | May 29, 2022, 07:50 PM ISTThe BJP has released the list of candidates for elections to the Rajya Sabha. Nirmala Sitharaman to contest from Karnataka, Piyush Goyal from Maharashtra.
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Congress to take 'final call' on Rajasthan leadership after Rajya Sabha polls, say sources
India | May 26, 2022, 07:12 AM ISTWill Congress go to the elections under the leadership of Ashok Gehlot or Sachin Pilot or will adopt the formula of collective leadership, will be finalised soon.
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Rajya Sabha elections: Polls on 57 seats across 11 states on June 10, says Election Commission
India | May 23, 2022, 12:09 PM ISTThe maximum number of seats fall in Uttar Pradesh i.e 11, and followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu with 6 seats each.
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Rajya Sabha Elections 2020: NDA sweeps polls winning 10 out of 19 seats
Politics | Jun 20, 2020, 09:35 AM ISTElections for 19 Rajya Sabha seats spread across eight states were held on June 19. BJP, Congress, and YSRCP secured 8, 5, and 4 seats respectively. On the other hand, NPP and MNF won one seat each.
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Rajya Sabha Election: Voting for 19 seats underway; Congress, BJP set for close fight
National | Jun 19, 2020, 10:03 AM ISTWhile the BJP has 103 MLAs, Congress has 65, Bharatiya Tribal Party has two seats, NCP has one and independent candidate Jignesh Mewani holds one seat.
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Eight nominations filed for seven RS seats from Maharashtra
National | Mar 13, 2020, 07:55 PM ISTEight nominations have been filed for seven seats of the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra as of Friday, the last day of filing papers, an official said here.
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Polls to 55 Rajya Sabha seats on March 26: Election Commission
Elections | Feb 25, 2020, 10:10 AM ISTElections to 55 Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant in April will be held on March 26, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. These seats from 17 states are falling vacant on different dates in April.
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'NOTA can't be allowed in Rajya Sabha polls': SC overrules EC notification
India | Aug 21, 2018, 04:42 PM ISTThe verdict came on a plea of Shailesh Manubhai Parmar, who was the Congress’s chief whip in the Gujarat assembly during the last Rajya Sabha polls, in which the party had fielded sitting MP Ahmed Patel.
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Rajya Sabha polls: BJP ally in UP OP Rajbhar threatens to boycott voting
Elections | Mar 19, 2018, 02:11 PM ISTRajbhar, who has four MLAs in 403 seat assembly, holds the key to a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh.
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Rajya Sabha elections in UP: Will NDA's 9th nominee play spoilsport for all its candidates?
Elections | Mar 18, 2018, 04:59 PM ISTWhile the BJP has the numbers to send its eight candidates to the Upper House, its ally, Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), which has four MLAs in the 403-member UP Assembly, holds key to the fate its ninth nominee.
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Mayawati fields two Dalit candidates for Rajya Sabha
National | Nov 05, 2014, 04:15 PM ISTLucknow: BSP Wednesday announced Dalit leaders Rajaram and Veer Singh as its nominees for forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections.As the strength of party legislators is less in Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, the party has fielded only
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Neiphiu Rio resigns as NERPF Convenor
National | Jul 16, 2014, 02:14 PM ISTKohima: Member of Parliament from Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio has tendered his resignation as the Convener of the North East Regional Political Forum (NERPF). In a letter addressed to Atul Bora, Co-Convener of the NERPF, Rio
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Elections for 55 Rajya Sabha seats Feb 7
National | Jan 14, 2014, 11:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Biennial elections for 55 Rajya Sabha seats, including seven from Maharashtra, will be held Feb 7, the Election Commission announced Monday.As per the schedule, the results shall be announced the same day.The elections
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Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha
National | May 30, 2013, 08:58 PM ISTGuwahati, May 30: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha Thursday from Assam for the fifth straight term, officials said.Another Congress candidate, Santiuse Kujur, also got elected to the upper house --