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RS polls: Shiv Sena's Raut, Sanjay Pawar to file nomination on Thursday

Shiv Sena's chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said he and party colleague Sanjay Pawar will on Thursday file their nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. Shiv Sena's Kolhapur district president Sanjay Pawar will be the party's second candidate for the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls, Raut had said on Tuesday, in a clear snub to former MP Sambhaji Chhatrpati who was seeking support for his candidature. The Sena, which heads the coalition government in Maharashtra, will contest two Rajya Sabha seats and ensure victory in both, asserted Raut, whom the party has given a fourth consecutive term in the Upper House of Parliament. Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Raut said, "The Shiv Sena leaders had a discussion with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and it has been decided that Sanjay Pawar and I will file our nominations for the Rajya Sabha polls on Thursday. There is no question of supporting Sambhajiraje anymore." He said CM Thackeray will be present when they

Sibal, Anand Sharma, Chidambaram in race for RS polls slated next month

The Karnataka Congress is contemplating to field Priyanka for the Rajya Sabha from the state to boost the party ahead of next year's Assembly elections

Aaditya Thackeray postpones Ayodhya visit to June 15 amid RS elections

Maharashtra Tourism Minister, Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray will visit Ayodhya on June 15 instead of June 10 as scheduled earlier in view of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, Sena MP Sanjay Raut

Rajya Sabha elections to 57 seats from 15 states on June 10: EC

Elections will be held on June 10 to fill 57 Rajya Sabha seats from 15 states falling vacant due to the retirement of members on different dates between June and August, the Election Commission said

Congress claims cross-voting by AIUDF in Assam Rajya Sabha elections

The senior Congress leader questioned the AIUDF naming its agent for the election without consulting the other parties in the Opposition camp

HP University VC files nomination as BJP candidate for Rajya Sabha poll

The election to one of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Himachal Pradesh has been necessitated as Congress MP Anand Sharma is completing his term on April 2

Harbhajan Singh, Raghav Chadha among 5 candidates nominated by AAP to RS

AAP also nominates IIT Delhi faculty Sandeep Pathak, industrialist Sanjeev Arora and educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal to Rajya Sabha

Ahead of RS polls, Assam CM says many Congress MLAs likely to join BJP

BJP has fielded Pabitra Gogoi Margherita for Rajya Sabha polls whereas Congress has fielded Assam PCC president Ripun Bora

DYFI national prez A A Rahim to be CPI(M) candidate for Rajya Sabha seat

CPI(M) state committee member and national president of DYFI, A A Rahim, will be the party's candidate for one of the three Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant from the southern state next month

Voting for Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh to be held on March 31

The Himachal Pradesh Assembly Monday notified the schedule for election to one Rajya Sabha seat as from the state as the term of sitting MP Anand Sharma is ending on April 2

Rajya Sabha members bid farewell to four retiring members

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday bid farewell to four retiring members of the Upper House with Deputy Chairman Harivansh heaping lavish praise on the leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad

No annual report from Lokpal laid in Parliament: Govt tells Rajya Sabha

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal came into being in 2019

SP's Ram Gopal Yadav files nomination for Rajya Sabha election

Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the November 9 Rajya Sabha election, officials said. He reached the Vidhan Bhawan along with party president Akhilesh Yadav and other senior leaders to file his candidature. The election to 10 seats of Rajya Sabha in Uttar Pradesh is scheduled for November 9. Ram Gopal Yadav, whose tenure in the Upper House of Parliament is due to end next month, was the only candidate to file the nomination papers on Wednesday, they said. The main opposition Samajwadi Party with 48 legislators can ensure the victory of one candidate. At present, there are 304 MLAs from the BJP, 18 from the BSP, nine from the Apna Dal, seven from the Congress and four from the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party. Five MLAs are Independents or from small parties. The tenure of 10 Rajya Sabha members from the state is coming to an end on November 25. These include four members of the Samajwadi Party, Ram Gopal Yadav, Chandra Pal Singh Y

With 304 MLAs, BJP may easily win at least 8 RS seats from UP: Analysts

With the BJP having 304 members in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, the November 9 election for the ten Rajya Sabha seats from the state may turn out to be a nearly one-sided affair for the party

Gehlot says attempts made to destabilise govt; BJP blames Cong 'infighting'

"BJP leaders are playing the game at the behest of Central leaders. MLAs were offered money... Rs 10 crore in advance and Rs 15 crore after the government is toppled," the chief minister claimed

60% Indian employees happy with their employers amid Covid-19 crisis: Study

Overall, Indian employees felt positive about the manner in which their employers had treated them during the Covid-19 pandemic, with 59 per cent rating their company's treatment of staff "excellent"

Deve Gowda, Kharge, 2 BJP candidates declared 'unanimously' elected to RS

Both Kharge and Gowda were defeated in the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Gulbarga and Tumkur parliamentary constituencies respectively

Karnataka Rajya Sabha race heats up with former PM Deve Gowda contesting

Eranna Bhimappa Kadadi and Ashok Jasti - one Lingayat and one from the OBC - were named as the BJP's candidates for the upper house leaving the state unit stunned

Resort politics is back: Gujarat Congress moves MLAs ahead of RS elections

On Monday, the party moved 20 MLAs to a resort in Rajasthan fearing more defections ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections due on June 19.

Ex-PM Deve Gowda to file nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka

Election is scheduled on June 19 to fill four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka