Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha expressed gratitude to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leadership for his nomination as a candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
Rajya Sabha polls are scheduled for March 16 for 37 seats across 10 states, including Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday welcomed the nomination of Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Nabin for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections to be held on March 16.
The announcement was made by Nitin Bharti, state spokesperson of RLM, who stated that Kushwaha's nomination was unanimously decided by the party leadership after detailed discussions.
"We have also spoken directly to the Secretary of the Central Government. Directions have been issued, and the Chief Minister has also taken up the matter," Chauhan told ANI.
Kumar told ANI, "I thank the top leadership of the party. For the first time after independence in the history of Bihar, a person from the Ravidas community is going to the Rajya Sabha."
Bihar BJP President Sanjay Saraogi on Tuesday announced that all National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidates for the Rajya Sabha will file nominations on March 5, scheduled for March 16, with the NDA confident of winning all seats.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that polling for the upcoming Rajya Sabha biennial elections will be held on March 16, with vote counting the same day at 5 pm and the process concluding by March 20.
After Congress and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) declared support for Datteswar Hota as the common candidate for Rajya Sabha elections, BJP MP Balabhadra Majhi asked the Opposition parties to extend support to the BJP to secure the fourth seat in the Upper House of Parliament.
AIADMK MP I S Inbadurai has written to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), expressing concern over the evolving situation in parts of the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, and urging the government to take proactive measures to ensure the safety and security of Indians