Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday slammed Nitish Kumar's decision to contest the Rajya Sabha elections, questioning the logic behind winning a popular mandate only to step down from state leadership.
"First of all, I would like to thank our National President, Mallikarjun Kharge ji and Rahul Gandhi ji for giving preference to a worker from the organisation. Anurag Sharma has come through the ranks of NSUI, Youth Congress and the Seva Dal. He has served the party in different organisat
Shiv Sena has nominated Jyoti Waghmare, a Dalit woman from Solapur, as their candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections. Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Shirsat on Thursday praised the decision, saying it's a big move that will be welcomed by women across the state.
Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das on Thursday said that the Indian National Congress, Biju Janata Dal and Communist Party of India (Marxist) have decided to support a joint candidate, Datteshwar Hota, for the Rajya Sabha elections.
Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Rajya Sabha candidate Upendra Kushwaha on Thursday welcomed Nitish Kumar's decision after he filed nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections, saying he served Bihar for over 20 years as thje Chief Minister and now will
JD(U) leader Harshvardhan Singh on Thursday hailed Nitish Kumar after he filed nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, stating that he is not the person who can be pressured into doing anything.
Assam BJP candidates Terash Gowalla, Jogen Mohan and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) President and NDA candidate Pramod Boro on Thursday filed their nominations for three seats for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections, in the presence of Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Singhvi has been re-nominated as the party's Rajya Sabha candidate from Telangana, along with Narender Reddy. Meanwhile, Anurag Sharma, Phulo Devi Netam, Karamvir Boudh and Christopher Tilak have been fielded from Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Tamil Nadu, respectively.
In a surprise move, the Congress on Thursday announced Kangra District Congress Committee president Anurag Sharma as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Himachal Pradesh.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday will participate in the nomination filing of newly elected BJP President Nitin Nabin and other party leaders for the upcoming biennial Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar, Bihar BJP President Sanjay Saraogi.
Bihar ministers reacted to reports of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar potentially moving to the Rajya Sabha, with Minister Ramkripal Yadav stating that it is an internal matter of the Janata Dal (United) and Nitish Kumar's decision is paramount, while terming the opposition as "troubled."