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Elections to 57 Rajya Sabha seats on June 10
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced that polls for 57 Rajya Sabha seats spread across 15 states will take place on June 10.
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BJP first party since 1988 to cross 100-seat mark in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become the first party since 1988 to touch the 100-seat mark in the Rajya Sabha with the results of biennial elections to the Upper House.
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BJP, its ally win both seats from Assam in Rajya Sabha polls; party's tall
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 1 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that the BJP and its ally United People's Party Liberal won one seat each, thus bagging both the seats from the state in the ongoing Rajya Sabha elections.
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BJP's Manik Saha wins Rajya Sabha polls from Tripura
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], March 31 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party state president Manik Saha won the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Tripura on Thursday.
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Assam Rajya Sabha election 2022: Counting of votes to commence shortly
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 31 (ANI): Hours after the Congress lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) citing a violation of rules by the BJP legislators during voting for the Rajya Sabha elections in Assam on Thursday, the counting for the same is going to begi
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Harbhajan Singh, other 4 AAP nominees elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha fro
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 24 (ANI): All the five nominees of the Aam Admi Party (AAP), including former cricketer Harbhajan Singh were on Thursday elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha.
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AAP MLA Raghav Chadha tenders resignation from Delhi Assembly
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Raghav Chadha on Thursday tendered his resignation from Delhi Legislative Assembly to Speaker Ram Niwas Goel.
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Contest for lone Nagaland Rajya Sabha seat on card, NPF decides to enter f
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], March 20 (ANI): In a clear sign of fissure in the ruling alliance, Nagaland People's Front (NPF) has decided to throw its hat in the Rajya Sabha biennial election from the state even while the BJP has already announced nomination of S Phangnon Konyak for the lone s
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BJP ally UPPL in Assam fields Rwngwra Narzary for Rajya Sabha polls
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 19 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party's ally United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) on Saturday nominated Rwngwra Narzary for the ensuing Rajya Sabha biennial elections in Assam.
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Kerala Congress leaders meet Sonia Gandhi to finalise candidates for Rajya
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): In view of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, Kerala Congress leaders on Thursday met Congress party's interim president Sonia Gandhi to decide the names of the candidates for the Rajya Sabha seats.
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Election Laws (Amendment) Bill passed in Rajya Sabha amid din
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that aims to give effect to the long-pending electoral reforms including linking Aadhaar with the voter ID card was passed in the Rajya Sabha amid din on Tuesday, with the Opposition members strongly opposing t
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Rajasthan's cabinet expansion delayed, nod awaited from Congress high comm
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], November 16 (ANI): The much-anticipated cabinet expansion in Rajasthan has been delayed despite one-on-one meetings of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot with Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi last week.
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