The biennial Rajya Sabha elections to fill 37 seats across 10 states were held on Monday, with 11 seats actually going to polls and the rest getting declared uncontested. While 26 candidates in the fray won uncontested, the remaining 11 seats, including five in Bihar, four in Odisha, and two in Haryana were up for…
Biennial elections to fill 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states took place on Monday. The seats are falling vacant as the terms of 37 members representing Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana are due to end in April, paving the way for the election of new…
Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi has declared assets with a combined current market value of approximately ₹2,558 crore in the election affidavit filed along with his nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls from Telangana. Singhvi, a senior advocate at the Supreme Court, has been nominated by the Congress party as a Rajya Sabha candidate from…
The Election Commission of the country has announced elections for 37 Rajya Sabha seats in 10 states. These elections will be held on 16 March 2026. The states where elections will be held include Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. The tenure of the current MPs on…
Union Minister Giriraj Singh has refuted the speculations suggesting that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar might resign and file a nomination for the Rajya Sabha. “Such jokes are common on Holi. Nitish Kumar ji is our Chief Minister,” Singh told news agency PTI on Wednesday amid reports about Nitish Kumar’s next step. Singh’s remarks came…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to quit and enter the Rajya Sabha, multiple media reports suggested on 4 March. A crucial meeting of the Janata Dal (United) is underway, with top leaders, including Sanjay Jha and Rajiv Ranjan Singh, in attendance, Hindustan Times reported. Nitish’s Rajya Sabha speculation comes shortly after reports that…
Rajya Sabha Elections: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 3 March announced nine candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls scheduled for March 16, with party National President Nitin Nabin set to contest from Bihar. The party also has Shivesh Kumar from Bihar. From Assam, the saffron party has nominated Terash Gowalla and Jogen Mohan, while…
