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.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday extended his wishes on the occasion of Holi. Speaking to ANI, he said the festival of Holi brings joy and happiness and marks brotherhood, excitement and reunion. Birla said the people of Kota are his family members as he tries to celebrate every fest
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "speak up" on the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, saying that the silence diminishes India's standing in the world.
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.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday participated in the concluding session of a training programme for District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at Haritha Resorts in Ananthagiri Hills, Vikarabad district.
"Mamata didi allocated Rs 80 crore for Science and technology, through which research and development takes place...for Madrasas, she has allotted Rs 5,700 crore. I have come to ask the TMC today, what is your agenda? They are not concerned about our sons and daughters. They are only conc