Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha polls | SP picks RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary as joint candidate

As per their Assembly strengths, the ruling BJP-led NDA will be able to get 8 members elected to the Upper House of Parliament, while the SP+ can ensure the victory of 3 candidates.

The Hindu

Rajya Sabha Election: SP names RLD Chief Jayant Chaudhary to contest the polls

Samajwadi Party on Thursday announced Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Jayant Chaudhary as their joint candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Bihar: Lalu Prasad to announce 2nd RJD candidate for Rajya Sabha

PATNA: A large number of party leaders and workers gathered at the Patna airport and welcomed RJD chief Lalu Prasad on his arrival from Delhi on Wednesday evening.

The Times of India

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

AIADMK fields former Law Minister Shanmugam for Rajya Sabha

Mudukalathur panchayat union unit secretary is the AIADMK’s other candidate

The Hindu

Union minister RCP Singh dismisses speculation of differences with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

PATNA: Former JD(U) president and Union steel minister Ramchandra Prasad Singh, commonly known as RCP, on Wednesday dismissed speculation of differences with the party’s de facto leader and CM Nitish Kumar over the issue of Rajya Sabha candidature.

The Times of India

No differences between me and Nitish: R.C.P. Singh

JD(U) leader dismisses speculations about his impending resignation from Modi Cabinet on account of losing his RS perch

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Vijaya Sai Reddy, three others file nomination for Rajya Sabha seats

They are expected to be elected unanimously thanks to the YSRCP’s numbers in the Assembly

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Kapil Sibal files papers for Rajya Sabha with Samajwadi Party's support, says he had quit Congress on May 16

LUCKNOW: Former Union minister and supreme court lawyer Kapil Sibal on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha polls as a Samajwadi Party-backed candidate.

The Times of India

Presidential election: Will Nitish Kumar support BJP-led NDA candidate?

NEW DELHI: The souring relation between NDA partners BJP and JD(U) is likely to have a bearing on the forthcoming presidential election. Moreover, JD(U)’s record of going against the ‘coalition dharma’ in the last two presidential elections makes it uncertain whether the political party will back the NDA candidate.

The Times of India

Kapil Sibal resigns from Congress; files Rajya Sabha nomination with Samajwadi Party's support

Former Union Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that he has resigned from the Congress and filed nomination papers as an independent in Lucknow with Samajwadi Party's support. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Kapil Sibal quits Congress, to fight Rajya Sabha polls with SP support

‘Will unite Opposition before 2024 election’

The Hindu

Kapil Sibal files nomination for Rajya Sabha; Akhilesh Yadav also present

Kapil Sibal on Wednesday filed the nomination in Lucknow for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election. Akhilesh Yadav was also present with him. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Rajya Sabha polls bring back memories of ‘resort politics’ in Rajasthan

JAIPUR: The process of biennial elections to the four Rajya Sabha seats from the state has been set in motion in the state from Tuesday with the issue of notification.

The Times of India

Shiv Sena fields Sanjay Pawar for sixth Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra

Party had urged Sambhajiraje, the Kolhapur royal, to contest under its banner but he stayed independent

The Hindu

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Rajasthan Congress, BJP looking for suitable candidates for RS polls

Last date for filing of nominations is May 31, while the polls will be held on June 10

Dynamite News

UP Rajya Sabha Elections: Nomination process begins for biennial election of 11 RS seats in UP

On the directions of Election Commission of India, the process of nomination for the biennial elections to the 11 Rajya Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh began today. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Top Telangana news developments today

Key news developments from Telangana on May 24, 2022

The Hindu

Nitish Kumar renews call for caste census in state; anxious BJP watches from sidelines

In his twin decisions - regarding launching the Bihar caste census and not nominating R.C.P. Singh as Rajya Sabha nominee as yet, Nitish Kumar is trying to chart a course away from the BJP

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Will write to ECI and CBI on Parthasaradhi Reddy nomination: MLA

BJP too has role in nomination, says Sangareddy MLA T Jayaprakash Reddy

The Hindu

Ravichadra elected unanimous to Rajya Sabha

HYDERABAD

The Hindu

Council polls: Parties likely to announce candidates today

BJP, Congress and JD(S) are guaranteed with four, two and one seats, respectively

The Hindu

Steel Minister R.C.P. Singh's fate hangs in the balance of JD(U)-BJP relations

In 2019, the JD(U) had argued that the party should get proportional and not ‘symbolic’ representation in the NDA Cabinet

The Hindu

RS polls: Will support any candidate chosen by Shiv Sena, says Sharad Pawar

The tenure of six Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra — Piyush Goyal, Vinay Sahastrabuddhe. Vikas Mahatme, P. Chidambaram, Praful Patel and Sanjay Raut ends on July 4.

The Times of India

Will Bihar CM Nitish Kumar send RCP Singh to Rajya Sabha again?

PATNA: Will Bihar CM and JD(U)’s de-facto leader Nitish Kumar send Union steel minister RCP Singh to the Rajya Sabha for third consecutive term? The million-dollar question is doing the rounds in Bihar political circles these days.

The Times of India

Will Nitish Kumar send Union minister RCP Singh to Rajya Sabha for third term?

PATNA: “Will Bihar CM and JD(U)’s de-facto leader Nitish Kumar send Union steel minister RCP Singh to the Rajya Sabha for third consecutive term?” The million-dollar question is doing the rounds in Bihar’s political circles these days.

1 … 56 57 58 59

People

Edappadi K Palaniswami

477 stories

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.