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ECI announces schedule for biennial Rajya Sabha polls across 10 states
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the upcoming biennial elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to fill the 37 seats across 10 states, as the members are set to complete their term in April 2026, a press note stated.
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No scope for Operation Lotus in upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in HP: Mukesh A
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Agnihotri said Himachal Pradesh is the only state where the BJP's Operation Lotus was not only planned but also failed.
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J-K: Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan hails NC's unity, thanks allies for their s
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ramzan lauded his party's performance, saying that after a long time, the people of Jammu and Kashmir have regained representation.
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"BJP can't win even one seat without horse trading": Omar Abdullah on Rajy
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is not in a position to win a single Rajya Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir without using "money power, muscle power" and "power of agency".
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BJP candidate Rakesh Mahajan expresses confidence of party winning three R
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rakesh Mahajan on Monday expressed confidence that the party would win all three seats for which it has put up candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
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BJP names three candidates for J-K Rajya Sabha polls
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced the names of three candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the Union Territory. The party named Gulam Mohammad Mir, Rakesh Mahajan and Sat Paul Sharma as its candidates.
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National Conference announces three candidates for J-K Rajya Sabha polls
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The party named Chowdry Mohamad Ramzan, Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo, and Shammi Oberoi as its candidates, while the decision on the fourth seat is expected to be taken in the coming days.
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"ECI is autonomous body; conducts different elections time to time": Gulam
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"India's Prime Minister and Home Minister are progressing cautiously in J&K, addressing every aspect of democracy, from assembly to parliament, security, and peace," Khatana said.
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BJP will field its two candidates for Rajya Sabha polls from Assam: State
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Assam BJP president Bhabesh Kalita said that BJP will field its two candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls in two seats from Assam.
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"I am a Ram devotee, post of MLA is not important for me": Rebel SP leader
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In February, seven SP legislators voted for the BJP nominees in the Rayja Sabha poll. Rakesh Pratap Singh, one of the seven SP MLAs, voted for the BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls. He is an MLA from Gauriganj assembly seat in Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
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Congress leaders hail victories in Dehra, Nalagarh in Himachal; BJP bags H
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In a boost for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, the party won two of the three seats on which bypolls were held in the state taking the party's strength in the 68-member state assembly to 40, the number it had before political crisis erupted in the state due to cross-voting in th
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Six rebel Himachal leaders withdraw plea from Supreme Court
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
On February 29, the Speaker disqualified the six Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls. The six MLAs who had been disqualified were Sudhir Sharma, Rajinder Rana, Davinder K Bhutto, Ravi Thakur, Chaitanya Sharma and Inder Dutt Lakhanpal under the anti-defection law.
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