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Rajya Sabha polls: Sharad Pawar, Ramdas Athawale and several others win unopposed; Rajasthan set for tough fight for 3 seats
Fp Staff • 5 years agoSeveral candidates for Rajya Sabha, including NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Union minister of state for social justice Ramdas Athawale, and deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh won unopposed on Wednesday with no nominations filed against them
Rajya Sabha Election: NCP Supremo Sharad Pawar, BJP's newest recruit Jyotiraditya Scindia in fray for 26 March polls
• 5 years agoRajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, BJP's newest recruit Jyotiraditya Scindia and Congress veteran Digvijay Singh are among those in the fray for elections to 55 Rajya Sabha seats
Digvijaya Singh's RS nomination has Congress divided; supporters cite unrelenting loyalty, critics blame him for Scindia's exit
Debobrat Ghose • 5 years agoCongress leader Digvijaya Singh evokes extreme reactions, through his speeches and actions. His nomination for a second term in the Rajya Sabha, amid controversy over Jyotiraditya Scindia joining the BJP, has also raised conflicting voices
Digvijaya Singh files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh, thanks Sonia, Rahul Gandhi for 'reposing faith' in him
• 5 years agoDigvijaya Singh thanked Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for reposing faith in him and nominating him for a second term in the Upper House of Parliament
Rajya Sabha Election: Naveen Patnaik announces BJD candidates for four seats from Odisha; ex-JD(U) leader Munna Khan among those named
• 5 years agoOdisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced the names of the BJD candidates for the elections to four Rajya Sabha seats that are set to fall vacant next month
CPM-Congress ties face litmus test in Rajya Sabha polls as alliance partners must decide on joint candidate for fifth seat from West Bengal
• 5 years agoCongress and alliance partner CPI(M) face litmust test of their ties in the 26 March Rajya Sabha election as a joint candidate of either the CPM-Congress or the TMC-Congress will have to win the fifth seat from West Bengal
S Jaishankar showers praise on Gujarat after winning Rajya Sabha bypoll; says state has increased India’s prestige
• 6 years agoExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he was "deeply honoured" to be elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.
Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah trade barbs on Twitter using emojis; followers praise duo for 'cool banter'
Fp Staff • 7 years agoMehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah engaged in war of words as the latter accused the PDP leader of promising both Congress and the BJP of supporting their candidates in the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election.
Rajya Sabha election 2018 results: BJP continues to be largest party in Upper House but majority eludes NDA
Fp Staff • 7 years agoDespite a surge in numbers, the 126-majority mark still continues to elude the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
Rajya Sabha election: BJP bags nine seats in Uttar Pradesh after two votes declared invalid; TMC wins four in Bengal
Fp Staff • 7 years agoPolling to fill 26 vacancies in the Rajya Sabha was held in seven states on Friday — Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala.