Rajya Sabha
- India
Nitish Kumar: Longest serving CM of Bihar, whose party never got a majority
Patna: Nitish Kumar may well go down in history as an astute politician who managed to occupy the post of Bihar chief minister for longer than all his predecessors, despite his JD(U)…
- India
Nitish Kumar announces Rajya Sabha entry, ends historic CM tenure
Patna: Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar on Thursday, March 5, announced that he will be contesting the Rajya Sabha polls, bringing the curtain down on his tenure as the longest-serving CM…
- Telangana
Singhvi expresses gratitude after Rajya Sabha nomination from Telangana
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi has expressed pride and happiness after being nominated once again for a Rajya Sabha seat from Telangana. Speaking to reporters, Singhvi said he feels honoured…
- India
Nominations open today for 37 Rajya Sabha seats
New Delhi: The process for filing nominations for the biennial elections to the Council of States, Rajya Sabha, will begin on Thursday, with candidates set to contest 37 seats in the Upper…
- India
Bihar buzz: Will Nitish Kumar quit as CM and head to Rajya Sabha?
Patna: Bihar was abuzz with speculation on Wednesday, March 4, over rumours that Janata Dal (United) president and the state’s longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may move to the Rajya Sabha, paving…
- India
Congress extends support to Sharad Pawar for Rajya Sabha polls
Mumbai: The Congress on Wednesday, March 4, declared its support for Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate for Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra, where…
- Politics
Athawale, Tawde among BJP’s four Rajya Sabha picks in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The BJP on Wednesday, March 4, announced four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra, including Union minister Ramdas Athawale and former state minister Vinod Tawde. Besides Athawale and…
- India
BJP chief Nitin Nabin to contest Rajya Sabha polls from Bihar
New Delhi: BJP national president Nitin Nabin was on Tuesday, March 3, nominated as the party’s candidate from Bihar for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has…
- India
DMK finalises seat-sharing pact with two parties
Chennai: The DMK finalised seat-sharing pacts with two smaller parties – the IUML and MMK – allotting two seats each to the parties respectively. The party is in negotiations with the Congress…
- India
Menaka Guruswamy could be India’s 1st LGBTQ MP as TMC nominates her
Senior Supreme Court advocate Menaka Guruswamy has been nominated by the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) as one of its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, a move that could see…
- India
Sharad Pawar suffers from mild dehydration, hospitalised in Pune
Pune: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar was admitted to a private hospital in Pune on Sunday, February 22, after suffering from mild dehydration, doctors said. The condition of the 85-year-old Rajya Sabha…
- India
AIMIM signals Rajya Sabha bid from Bihar as poll equations heat up
Patna: Following the announcement of Rajya Sabha elections for 37 seats across the country, political mobilisation has intensified in Bihar, with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) indicating that it may field…
- Telangana
Singhvi, Suresh Reddy’s Rajya Sabha seats in Telangana up for grabs
New Delhi: Biennial polls to 37 Rajya Sabha seats, including two in Telangana, which are falling vacant in April, will be held on March 16, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said…
- Telangana
Telangana sees fourth highest illegal migrations to foreign countries
Hyderabad: Telangana ranked fourth among states with illegal migrations to foreign countries. As per the data presented by the Ministry of External Affairs in the Rajya Sabha, Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest…
- Telangana
Telangana yet to pay Rs 814 cr for 4 railway projects: Centre
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has informed the Rajya Sabha that the Telangana government has yet to deposit Rs 814 crore towards four railway projects being executed under the cost-sharing mechanism, leading…
