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Two media barons to contest RS polls from Haryana, Rajasthan; make contest
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): In a new twist to Rajya Sabha polls in Rajasthan and Haryana, two media barons have entered the fray making the contest tougher for the Congress which has fielded four candidates from two states.
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Manish Tewari takes dig at Cong over selection of RS candidates, calls Upp
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Taking a dig at his party over the selection of Rajya Sabha candidates, Congress MP Manish Tewari said that the Upper House had become a parking lot.
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'Am I less deserving': Cong's Nagma reacts after being denied Rajya Sabha
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): A day after Congress announced its Rajya Sabha nominees, actor-turned-politician Nagma on Monday expressed her discontent over not getting a berth in the Upper House of the parliament.
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JMM-Congress alliance to field one candidate for Jharkhand RS seat: Hemant
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): A day after holding a discussion with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi over the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday said one candidate of the JMM-Congress alliance will be fielded from the state for the Upper
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Congress to decide Rajya Sabha nominees today, Rahul Gandhi to virtually j
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Congress is likely to finalize nominees for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections in its meeting today, with the former party chief Rahul Gandhi, who's in London, linking through video conference, while a number of veterans are vying to re-enter the Upper House.
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Congress claims stake over RS berth from Jharkhand after Sonia Gandhi and
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Congress is set to stake a claim for a Rajya Sabha berth from Jharkhand as Chief Minister Hemant Soren is likely to meet party interim president Sonia Gandhi and hold a discussion over upper house elections.
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Jharkhand Congress pitches for own candidate in Rajya Sabha polls, seeks J
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 18 (ANI): Congress Jharkhand unit has expressed its desire to send its candidate from the alliance to Rajya Sabha in the upcoming polls while also seeking "compromise" from partner Jharkhand Mukti Morcha which had fielded party president Shibu Soren to the Upp
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Delhi: 3 AAP leaders take oath as MPs in Rajya Sabha, say 'will raise comm
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Three Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders who were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha took an oath as newly elected members of the Upper House on Monday and said that they will raise the voice of the common man.
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Yogi confident of BJP gaining majority in UP Legislative Council
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 9 (ANI): After casting vote in the elections for the members of the Legislative Council, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after almost four decades will attain a majority in the Upp
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RS clocks 99.80 pc productivity in Budget session, 3rd best since 2017
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Missing the 100 per cent productivity landmark by only 10 minutes, the Rajya Sabha clocked 99.80 per cent business during the Budget session that concluded on Thursday, setting a record for the third-best performing session during the last 14 sessions sin
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BJP first party since 1988 to cross 100-seat mark in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become the first party since 1988 to touch the 100-seat mark in the Rajya Sabha with the results of biennial elections to the Upper House.
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BJP, its ally win both seats from Assam in Rajya Sabha polls; party's tall
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 1 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that the BJP and its ally United People's Party Liberal won one seat each, thus bagging both the seats from the state in the ongoing Rajya Sabha elections.
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