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Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election: Odisha Congress says BJD supporting BJP due to party's resurgence in state
• 7 years agoThe Congress on Friday claimed that its resurgence in Odisha has forced the BJD to strengthen ties with old ally BJP by backing the NDA candidate in the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election.
Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election: BJP finds new friends as TRS, AIADMK offer support with eye on 2019
Tssudhir • 7 years agoWith no guarantee which way 2019 will go, many regional parties clearly do not wish to take on the BJP openly, and would rather let Congress take the hit.
RS deputy chairman election: Harivansh Narayan Singh elected after two rounds of voting; BJP, Opposition leaders congratulate
Fp Staff • 7 years agoRuling NDA candidate and JD(U) member Harivansh Narayan Singh was on Thursday elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, securing 125 votes as against 105 polled by opposition candidate BK Hariprasad.
Arun Jaitley attends Rajya Sabha to participate in Deputy Chairman elections; appearance is first since kidney transplant in May
Fp Staff • 7 years agoArun Jaitley made his first appearance in Rajya Sabha since his renal transplant in May, in order to participate in Deputy Chairman election.
Rajya Sabha dy chairman polls: By abstaining from vote, PDP keeping options open for electoral tie-up with BJP
Sameery • 7 years agoDespite being boxed into a corner for its coalition with the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, PDP seems to be keeping its options open for an electoral alliance with the BJP deciding to abstain in the today’s Rajya Sabha elections.
RS deputy chairman election: Arun Jaitley likely to attend House today in his first appearance during Monsoon Session
• 7 years agoLeader of the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, who stepped aside as finance minister in May to undergo a kidney transplant, is likely to attend the House on Thursday to participate in the election for the deputy chairman's post, sources said.
Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election: Joint Opposition candidate BK Hariprasad has been Congress' blue-eyed boy since 70s
Fp Staff • 7 years agoSixty-four-year-old Hariprasad is a Congress's Rajya Sabha deputy chairman candidate who represents Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha has been an old favourite of India's grand old party.
Daily Bulletin: RS dy chairman election to be tight contest, Maharashtra bandh, SC verdict on BCCI constitution; the day's top stories
Fp Staff • 7 years agoA keen contest is on the cards on Thursday between NDA nominee Harivansh and joint Opposition candidate BK Hariprasad for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman, with both sides claiming majority support.
RS deputy chairman election: AAP rejects Nitish Kumar's request for support, all three MPs to boycott poll
• 7 years agoAAP said that since Congress president Rahul Gandhi has not sought the party's support for the Opposition's candidate, the Kejriwal-led party "has no option but to boycott the poll".
RS deputy chairman election: PDP MPs to abstain from voting in view of 'dissolution of coalition' with BJP
• 7 years agoA keen contest is on the cards on Thursday between NDA nominee Harivansh Narayan Singh and joint Opposition candidate BK Hariprasad for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman, with both sides claiming majority support.