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The Latest Breaking News from Rajya Sabha

Congress enters fray for fourth RS seat while JD (S) candidate is set to file nomination today; BJP move being watched

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Haryana: Kuldeep Bishnoi skips Congress legislative party, Ajay Maken to file nomination on Tuesday

CHANDIGARH: Adampur MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi failed to turn up, while an entire lot of 30 Congress MLAs on Monday passed a resolution endorsing the Congress high command's decision of candidature of former Union minister Ajay Maken for the Rajya Sabha seat.

The Times of India

No Rajya Sabha seat for RCP Singh: What this says about internal strife within JDU

The decision to deny someone a position can often be as critical in politics as the decision to award it. This is equally true for how political parties look at the candidates they can send to the Rajya Sabha – a decision influenced by a number of factors.

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BJP fields three candidates for Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra; Fadnavis says ‘all will win’

In Maharashtra, where six seats are up for the Rajya Sabha election, other than Piyush Goyal, the BJP has named Anil Bonde and Dhananjay Mahadik

The Hindu

Chidambaram, Shanmugam, Dharmar file RS nominations

CHENNAI

The Hindu

Congress MP Vivek Tankha files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha polls

Of the total 11 Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, the BJP holds eight, while the Congress has the remaining three.

The Hindu

JMM names Mahua Maji as candidate for Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand

Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that Mahua Maji, former chairperson of Jharkhand State Commission for Women, would be the candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls

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Rajya Sabha polls | RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary files nomination

Lucknow Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on May 30 filed his nomination for the Rajya

The Hindu

News Analysis | Denial of Rajya Sabha seat to R.C.P. Singh reveals unease in BJP-JD(U) alliance

Ties may come under strain again during Presidential polls in July

The Hindu

Rumblings in Congress after list of 10 candidates for Rajya Sabha polls released

NEW DELHI: Voices of discontent emerged from the Congress after the party announced 10 candidates for the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls with actress-turned-politician Nagma Morarji raising questions over the candidatures.

The Times of India

Jayant Chaudhary files nomination for RS elections; Akhilesh Yadav also present

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Chief Jayant Chaudhary on Monday filed his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections as a joint candidate of Rashtriya Lok Dal and Samajwadi Party. Read more on Dynamite News:

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The Hindu

Karnataka: Nirmala Sitharaman, Jairam Ramesh set to be re-elected to Rajya Sabha

BENGALURU: The suspense over whether BJP and/or Congress would field a candidate for the fourth Rajya Sabha seat appeared to end on Sunday with the two national parties officially naming two and one candidate respectively for the election, scheduled for June 10.

The Times of India

BJP picks Krishan Lal Panwar for Haryana Rajya Sabha seat

CHANDIGARH: Putting all speculations to rest, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced former Haryana transport and jails minister from Panipat, Krishan Lal Panwar, as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat of the party.

The Times of India

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BJP rewards veterans Radha Mohan Das, Laxmikant Bajpai with Rajya Sabha berths from Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday rewarded two of its veterans -- Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal and Laxmikant Bajpai -- for their selfless work for the party by nominating them for Rajya Sabha polls. The two are among the six candidates announced by the party for the biennial…

The Times of India

JD(U) drops RCP Singh, fields Khiru Mahto; BJP names its two candidates for Bihar Rajya Sabha bypoll

PATNA: In a major political development, the JD(U) on Sunday decided not to send its lone Union minister R C P Singh to the Rajya Sabha for a third consecutive term.

The Hindu

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma don’t figure in Congress Rajya Sabha list

However, two G-23 leaders — Mukul Wasnik and Vivek Tankha — have been accomodated.

The Hindu

RCP Singh out, JD(U) names its Jharkhand chief as RS nominee from Bihar

Mr. Singh will have to resign from the Union Cabinet unless he can get BJP to send him to the Upper House.

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BJD announces four Rajya Sabha candidates, chooses tribal leader over royals in western Odisha

The outgoing MPs are N. Bhaskar Rao, Prasanna Acharya, Sasmit Patra and Subash Singh. Patra has been renominated by the party

The Hindu

Chidambaram is Congress nominee for RS seat from T.N.

CHENNAI

The Hindu

Jaggesh’s selection surprises partymen

BJP has named film actor Jaggesh along with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as its candidates for the Rajya Sabha election from Karnataka

The Hindu

RS polls: Suspense on fourth seat continues

None of the three parties has the requisite number of votes to win the fourth seat from Karnataka

The Hindu

Former MLA who left his seat for Yogi Adityanath among BJP's Rajya Sabha candidates from U.P.

Eleven MPs are retiring from Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu

BJP misusing probe agencies, says Jharkhand CM

Hemant Soren dares anyone to harm him; says consensus reached with Congress for RS seat

The Hindu

Sambhaji Chhatrapati out of RS poll race: Sanjay Raut meets Kolhapur royal family scion

BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis accuses Sena, NCP of sowing father-son rift within Kolhapur royal family

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