Rajya Sabha polls
- India
Singhvi moves Himachal HC challenging his defeat in Rajya Sabha poll
Shimla: Weeks after he lost the Rajya Sabha election from Himachal Pradesh, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday filed an application in the high court challenging the interpretation of draw of…
- India
Why haven’t you moved HP HC against disqualification: SC asks disqualified MLAs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked six rebel Congress MLAs, who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, as to why they have not moved the…
- Bangalore
‘Unity, not victory our priority,’ says Kumaraswamy on RS polls
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD (S) State President H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that not winning the election but his party’s top priority is to maintain unity among its cadre.…
- India
SP MLA Manoj Kumar Pandey resigns as chief whip in UP Assembly
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party MLA Manoj Kumar Pandey on Tuesday resigned from the post of party chief whip a day after he skipped a meeting called by party chief Akhilesh Yadav on the…
- India
RS polls in UP, Himachal, Karnataka amid cross-voting concerns
New Delhi: The election for 15 Rajya Sabha seats across three states will be held on Tuesday amid concern about cross-voting. A total of 41 leaders for 56 seats have already been…
- Telangana
Telangana: 2 from Congress, 1 nominee from BRS file papers for RS polls
Hyderabad: Congress candidates Renuka Chowdhury and M Anil Kumar Yadav and BRS nominee Vaddiraju Ravichandra on Thursday filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election from Telangana. Chowdhury and Yadav, who…
- India
BJP’s seven RS candidates file nominations from UP
Lucknow: All seven BJP candidates for the Rajya Sabha filed their nominations here on Wednesday. Those who filed their nominations are — Sudhanshu Trivedi, R.P.N. Singh, Tejveer Singh, Navin Jain, Amarpal Maurya,…
- India
Gehlot welcomes Sonia’s announcement to file RS nomination from Rajasthan
Jaipur: Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has welcomed the announcement of Sonia Gandhi to file her nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan. Gehlot said, “We heartily welcome the announcement of…
- India
Sonia Gandhi to file nomination for RS polls from Rajasthan: Sources
New Delhi: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi will file her nomination from Rajasthan for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, party sources said on Tuesday. The sources said she will be travelling to…
- Andhra Pradesh
Jagan Mohan Reddy hands over ‘B’ forms to 3 party candidates for RS polls
Amaravati: YSRCP president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday handed over B Forms to three party candidates set to contest the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. He…
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India’s elections and defections go together despite stringent laws
Elections and defections go together despite stringent anti-defection laws in the country. The law proves ineffective as the legislators are lured by money and position. The lawmakers skirt around the rules, find…