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'Everything happened according to new election rules': BJP's Harsh Mahajan
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and member of Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh, Harsh Mahajan, criticised senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi for moving Himachal High Court against Rajya Sabha elections in which Mahajan won through 'draw of lots'.
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Congress' Abhishek Singhvi moves Himachal HC challenging 'draw of lots' ru
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi filed a petition in Himachal Pradesh High Court on Saturday challenging the 'Draw of Lots' rule in Rajya Sabha elections.
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SC stays criminal proceedings against India Today group chairman Aroon Pur
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The report of India Today indicated that certain lawmakers in Karnataka were being bribed in exchange for votes ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in 2016. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra also issued notice and sought the response o
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Shimla Police questions Independent MLA in alleged horse trading case
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Shimla police had registered an FIR on the complaint of Congress legislators Bhuvnashwar Gaur and Sanjay Awasthi against Ashish Sharma Independent MLA and Rakesh Sharma, father of rebel Congress leader and disqualified legislator Chaitnya Sharma.
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Six Congress rebels get BJP tickets for assembly by-election, CM Sukhu say
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that the fact that the BJP announced all six Congress rebels as candidates for by-elections has proved that they were involved in horsetrading in Rajya Sabha elections.
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Three independent MLAs from Himachal Pradesh join BJP
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Three independent MLAs from Himachal Pradesh who voted in favour of a BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections last month joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the national capital on Saturday.
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Former Cong minister, sitting Kangra MLA played anchor role during cross-v
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a clear indication that the cross-voting for the lone Rajya Seat in Himachal was still not a closed chapter for the ruling Congress, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Sukhu on Thursday claimed that a former minister and sitting MLA from Kangra district had a big role to play in the polling for
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'FIR filed against those who used unfair means to destabilise govt': Himac
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that an FIR has been registered against those who used 'unfair means' during Rajya Sabha elections to destabilise the government.
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BJP announces Pradip Varma as its candidate from Jharkhand for Rajya Sabha
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced Pradip Varma from Jharkhand as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha Biennial elections.
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BJP questions INDIA bloc's silence on DMK's A Raja's remarks on 'Jai Shri
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In response to Raja's remarks, BJP leader and former union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that, "...He said that we will never accept 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'...Do Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge agree with this? Will DMK use such derog
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Some Congress MLAs sold their souls to cross-vote in Rajya Sabha elections
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said that some Congress MLAs sold their souls and went against party ethics to cross-vote in the Rajya Sabha elections.
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"No bigger joke than this..." Himachal LoP criticises Sukhvinder Sukhu for
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amid mega political turmoil in the state of Himachal Pradesh, Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur shrugged his shoulders about the current state of affairs and claimed that whatever is happening, the Congress is soleley responsible for it.
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