Congress old-timers who have long been out of Parliament will soon make their way back in, thanks to the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. On Wednesday, the party released its list of candidates for the 10 seats that it is expected to win in the biennial elections to the Upper House, scheduled for February 27. The Election Commission has scheduled elections for 56 seats in 15 States, including Uttar Pradesh.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) treasurer Ajay Maken, who had narrowly lost the last round of Rajya Sabha elections from Haryana, has now been fielded from Karnataka. Known to be close to senior leader Rahul Gandhi, he is said to have been accommodated from Karnataka despite the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s reservations against fielding “outsiders”. Mr. Maken will be back in Parliament after a decade.
The Delhi Congress leader was appointed treasurer in October last year, after spending several months in the woods following his resignation as party general secretary in-charge of Rajasthan.
