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  MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney appeals to I&B minister to block anti-Sikh social media accounts | VIDEO

  India | February 20, 2024 13:43 IST

  Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney has urged Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur to block social media accounts spreading hate speech against Sikhs.

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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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  Rajya Sabha polls: BJP-JDS alliance fields Kupendra Reddy as fifth Karnataka candidate

  Karnataka | February 15, 2024 17:43 IST

  In a surprise move, the NDA has decided to field additional candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka scheduled on February 27. Kupendra Reddy is a former Rajya Sabha member and a close aide of JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy.

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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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  Rajya Sabha Election 2024: How many states, and seats are going for polls? Full list of candidates

  India | February 15, 2024 17:35 IST

  Union ministers Mansukh Mandaviya and Parshottam Rupala from Gujarat, and Union minister Narayan Rane from Maharashtra are among those retiring from the House.

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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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  Sonia Gandhi writes letter to people of Rae Bareli, says 'My family is incomplete without you but..'

  India | February 15, 2024 14:11 IST

  Ex-Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been a Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli since 2004. In the last election, her son Rahul Gandhi lost his family bastion Amethi to BJP's Smriti Irani. BJP claims 'fear to lose' is the reason behind her shifting from Lok Sabha to Rajya Sabha.

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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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  Who is Govind Dholakia, BJP Rajya Sabha nominee from Gujarat who gave Rs 11 crore for Ram temple?

  Gujarat | February 14, 2024 21:44 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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  Rajya Sabha elections: BJP renominates only 4 out of 28 outgoing MPs

  India | February 14, 2024 21:12 IST

  There are strong indications that many of the MPs who have not been renominated may contest the Lok Sabha elections.

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  Praful Patel declared Ajit Pawar-led NCP candidate for Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra

  Maharashtra | February 14, 2024 19:36 IST

  Six seats from Maharashtra are up for grabs as the terms of the sitting MPs are expiring. The election is scheduled for February 27.

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  Congress releases Karnataka, MP, Telangana candidates for Rajya Sabha elections, no Kamal Nath

  India | February 14, 2024 16:22 IST

  Elections for 56 Rajya Sabha will take place on February 27. In the list, senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath's name is not there. Reports say that he wanted to go to Rajya Sabha and had also met Sonia Gandhi to convey the same.

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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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  Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena nominates Milind Deora as Rajya Sabha candidate from Maharashtra

  Maharashtra | February 14, 2024 16:03 IST

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies - Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar - held a meeting on Wednesday to finalise the names for the Upper House. Elections for 56 Rajya Sabha seats in 15 states will be held on February 27.

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  Rajya Sabha elections: BJP announces 4 names for Madhya Pradesh

  Madhya Pradesh | February 14, 2024 13:04 IST

  Maya Naroliya, who heads the party's 'Mahila Morcha' in the state, Umesh Nath Maharaj, a religious figure, and Banshilal Gurjar, a national vice president of its 'Kisan Morcha', are the other candidates in Madhya Pradesh.

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  Sonia Gandhi files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan | WATCH

  India | February 14, 2024 14:57 IST

  Sonia Gandhi's decision to contest from Rajasthan instead of southern states, where the Congress also holds sway, underscores the party's commitment to the Hindi heartland, signaling continuity in its regional representation.

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  Sonia Gandhi set to file her Rajya Sabha nomination today: Sources

  India | February 14, 2024 6:14 IST

  The Election Commission said that the biennial Rajya Sabha polls will be held on February 27 for 56 seats. The elections will be held on 56 Rajya Sabha seats in 15 states, out of which, Congress will contest on nine seats.

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  Bihar: Nitish Kumar to send former minister from JDU Sanjay Jha to Rajya Sabha

  Bihar | February 13, 2024 10:19 IST

  BJP has already announced the names of its two candidates from Bihar, former ministers Bhim Singh and Dharamsheela Gupta. These three NDA candidates will file nominations on February 14.