Rajya Sabha
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Rajya Sabha Election Results: NDA secures clean sweep in Bihar as all 5 candidates declared winners
India | Mar 17, 2026, 01:10 PM ISTRajya Sabha Election Results LIVE: Voting for 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states was held on March 16 with the result showing all five NDA candidates securing victory in Bihar.
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Odisha RS Election: Setback for opposition; 5 BJD MLAs cross-voted for BJP supported independent
India | Mar 16, 2026, 04:36 PM ISTOdisha RS Election 2026: As reported by OTV news, nearly 10 opposition MLAs did cross voting for BJP's independent candidate Dilip Ray; five from Biju Janatal Dal and three from Congress.
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Bihar Rajya Sabha Election Results: 5 NDA candidates including Nitish Kumar and Nitin Nabin win
Bihar | Mar 16, 2026, 08:52 PM ISTThree Congress legislators - Surendra Prasad Kushwaha (Valmikinagar), Manoj Biswas (Forbesganj), and Manohar Prasad Singh (Manihari) - were reportedly untraceable, with their mobile phones switched off and no contact established with party leaders, dealing a major setback to the Mahagathbandhan.
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Odisha Rajya Sabha Election Result: BJP and its backed Independent secure 3 seats; BJD wins 1
India | Mar 16, 2026, 08:50 PM ISTOdisha Rajya Sabha Election Results 2026 Live: The BJP has nominated its state president Manmohan Samal and sitting Rajya Sabha member Sujeet Kumar for the upper house seats while former Union Minister Dilip Ray is contesting as an Independent with the support of the party.
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Rajya Sabha Elections 2026: Which parties stand to gain or lose? Check details here
India | Mar 16, 2026, 02:59 PM ISTRajya Sabha Elections 2026: The BJP-led NDA is poised to strengthen its Rajya Sabha position in states like Maharashtra, Bihar, Haryana, Assam, and Chhattisgarh after big victories in the Assembly polls of these states over a period of time.
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Why do Rajya Sabha elections happen every two years? Explained
India | Mar 18, 2026, 05:09 PM ISTEach member of the Rajya Sabha serves a six-year term, but not all members start or end their terms at the same time. Instead, one-third of the members retire every two years.
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Parliament Session Updates: Opposition urges govt, Speaker to revoke suspension of 8 MPs
India | Mar 13, 2026, 04:09 PM ISTParliament Budget Session LIVE: The Opposition bloc has submitted notices in both Houses seeking the removal of Chief Election Commission (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. More than 180 MPs have signed the separate notices charging him on seven points. Stay tuned for the latest updates with IndiaTVNews.com.
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Raghav Chadha raises prepaid mobile recharge concerns in Rajya Sabha, calls for fairer telecom rules
India | Mar 11, 2026, 06:16 PM ISTChadha questioned why telecom operators block incoming calls and SMS once a prepaid recharge expires. While stopping outgoing calls after validity ends may be understandable, he said, cutting off incoming services leaves users unreachable and disconnected from critical services.
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BJP's Nishikant Dubey rakes up Congress' past, questions Rahul Gandhi's foreign trips
India | Mar 10, 2026, 08:20 PM ISTDuring his speech, Dubey displayed a book in the House and made remarks about India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his historical decisions.
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PM Modi praises Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, calls him a leader 'fully dedicated to Constitution'
India | Mar 07, 2026, 06:03 PM ISTThe Prime Minister made the remarks during the foundation stone laying ceremony of the proposed Kota–Bundi Greenfield Airport, a major infrastructure project expected to boost connectivity and development in the region.
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Nitish Kumar files nomination for Rajya Sabha in presence of Amit Shah, others
Bihar | Mar 05, 2026, 02:52 PM ISTAfter nomination, Nitish Kumar Amit Shah and other leaders reached the State Guest House in Patna.
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Maharashtra Rajya Sabha Elections: Shinde Sena nominates Jyoti Waghmare as key candidates announced
Maharashtra | Mar 05, 2026, 01:04 PM ISTSeven candidates are set to file nominations for the seven Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra. The BJP has announced four nominees, while the Shinde-led Shiv Sena has fielded Jyoti Waghmare and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP has nominated Parth Pawar.
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RJD alleges 'Shinde Model' being used in Bihar, claims Nitish's tweet not written or posted by him
Bihar | Mar 05, 2026, 12:05 PM ISTRJD leaders strongly reacted to the development with Mrityunjay Tiwari saying no one could have anticipated that the BJP would remove Chief Minister Nitish Kumar so quickly after the elections.
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Nitish Kumar to quit as Bihar CM, expresses desire to be Rajya Sabha member in his first reaction
Bihar | Mar 05, 2026, 11:23 AM ISTBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to file nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to be present at the time of filing of the nomination papers.
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Nitish Kumar files Rajya Sabha nominations: Amit Shah hails Bihar CM's tenure | As it happened
Bihar | Mar 05, 2026, 03:17 PM ISTJD(U) chief Nitish Kumar filed the nomination for the Rajya Sabha, bringing the curtains down on his tenure as the longest-serving CM of Bihar. He has left for the Bihar Assembly, where he will be filing his Rajya Sabha nomination shortly.
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Sharad Pawar named Opposition's candidate for lone Maharashtra Rajya Sabha seat
Maharashtra | Mar 04, 2026, 07:54 PM ISTSupriya Sule met Uddhav Thackeray at his official residence, Matoshree, and secured his agreement. Congress leaders, including Harshwardhan Sapkal, also addressed the press to confirm the party’s backing for Pawar.
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Bihar Rajya Sabha berth likely for Upendra Kushwaha after late-night talks with BJP leadership
Bihar | Mar 03, 2026, 11:49 AM ISTRajya Sabha Elections: Five Rajya Sabha seats are set to fall vacant. Of these, 2 are currently held by the JDU, 2 by the RJD, and 1 by the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM).
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Menaka Guruswamy, TMC’s pick for Rajya Sabha, could become India’s first LGBTQ+ parliamentarian
India | Feb 28, 2026, 06:30 PM ISTSenior advocate Menaka Guruswamy, part of the legal team behind the 2018 Section 377 verdict, has been nominated by the Trinamool Congress as its candidate for the 2026 Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal.
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TMC announces candidates for Rajya Sabha polls; Babul Supriyo, ex-Bengal DGP among four nominees
West Bengal | Feb 27, 2026, 11:49 PM ISTThe Trinamool Congress has named Babul Supriyo, Rajeev Kumar, Menaka Guruswamy and Koel Mallick as its Rajya Sabha candidates ahead of the March 16 election. With a strong majority in the Assembly, the TMC is set to comfortably win four seats while the BJP is expected to claim one.
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Will Sharad Pawar return to Rajya Sabha? MVA alliance talks intensify
Maharashtra | Feb 27, 2026, 10:26 AM ISTThis comes as Sharad Pawar had earlier announced that he would not contest Rajya Sabha elections again. But the political situation changed after the sudden death of his nephew, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, on January 28.