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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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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.

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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.

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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…

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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 Times of India

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.

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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

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

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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

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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

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BJP misusing probe agencies, says Jharkhand CM

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

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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

The Times of India

JMM-Congress coalition will field joint candidate, no discord in ruling alliance: Hemant Soren

NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said on Sunday the ruling coalition in the state would field a joint candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat it is likely to win and dismissed suggestions that there was any discord with ally Congress.

The Times of India

Madhya Pradesh: Vivek Tankha to get second term in Rajya Sabha, confirms Kamal Nath

BHOPAL: The Congress has decided to send senior lawyer Vivek Tankha to Rajya Sabha for a second term. State party chief Kamal Nath confirmed Tankha's nomination on Saturday but Congress is yet to officially announce its RS candidates.

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Kapil Sibal | The rebel who quit

The lawyer-politician, who left the Congress, says he is looking towards future

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AAP declares nominees for Rajya Sabha from Punjab

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Hectic meetings at Sonia Gandhi’s residence to finalise Rajya Sabha nominees

The party is expected to win eight Rajya Sabha berths

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Congress leaders to raise questions on selection of MLC, RS candidates at Chintan Shivir

Lack of transparency in selection process has irked a section of leaders

The Times of India

With Balbir Singh Seechewal known as 'Eco Baba' for Rajya Sabha, more efforts expected against water contamination

BATHINDA: With Aam Aadmi Party nominating environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal more known as 'Eco Baba', for Rajya Sabha, the environmentalists are happy that now more concerted efforts could be made for water conservation and contamination in water stressed Punjab.

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Balbir Singh Seechewal, Vikramjit Singh Sahney to be AAP candidates for Rajya Sabha from Punjab

The term of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab — Ambika Soni (Congress) and Balwinder Singh Bhunder (Shiromani Akali Dal) — is due to expire on July 4

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Nawab Malik exposed farce behind Aryan Khan drug case, but paying price for it: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut

Talking to reporters in Kolhapur, Mr. Raut said, “Malik is paying the price for exposing the farce behind the Aryan Khan drug case and the real face of the BJP”

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RS polls: Snubbed by Shiv Sena, Kolhapur royal Sambhajiraje backs out of poll race

Accuses CM Uddhav Thackeray of breaking his word

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