Union Minister Chirag Paswan said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to secure all five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar, highlighting the crucial role of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) (Ram Vilas) in the upcoming elections.
Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Sunday demanded that the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies give the four Rajya Sabha seats, which will be vacated by the Congress MPs, to the party in the upcoming Upper House elections.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) leader Shammi Oberoi on Saturday expressed happiness after the party secured three out of four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir.
The National Conference leaders and workers celebrated the party's win with dance and music. The ruling Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) won three out of four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
All four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir had been vacant since February 2021, following the retirement of Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mir Mohammad Fayaz, Shamsher Singh, and Nazir Ahmed Laway.
The announcement comes after the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) on Friday declared its candidates for three Rajya Sabha seats. The party named Chowdry Mohamad Ramzan, Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo, and Shammi Oberoi as its nominees, while the decision on the fourth seat is expected s
Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir has expressed confidence that the ruling coalition will win three of four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir in the upcoming biennial elections, and there could be a contest for the fourth seat.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Wednesday the by-elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir and one seat in Punjab.
Three candidates filed nominations on Tuesday for the as many vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh. TDP candidates Beeda Mastan Rao and Sana Satish Babu, along with BJP candidate R. Krishnayya, submitted their nominations, a press statement said.
Day after the ruling BJP won 8 of the 10 Rajya Sabha seats in the state, in a major shot in the arm for the NDA ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said 'Modi guarantee' has infused the people with fresh energy and zeal.
The numbers would take the party's tally in Rajya Sabha to 97 and that of BJP-led NDA to 117, just four short of the majority mark of 121 in the 240-member House once all 56 members are sworn in