Rajya Sabha elections News
The deadline for withdrawing candidacies in Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tripura is August 26, while for Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Odisha, it is August 27.
While the polling will be held for 10 seats and victory is certain for 7 BJP and 2 SP candidates. The SP would have won three seats but by fielding one extra candidate, the saffron party has made the contest interesting.
The BJP emerged as the biggest winner, securing 20 seats, followed by the Congress (6), Trinamool Congress (4), YSR Congress (3), RJD (2), BJD (2) and NCP, Shiv Sena, BRS and JD(U) one each.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi was among the three candidates who were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Tuesday. The other two were BJP’s Chunnilal Garasiya and Madan Rathore.
Sonia Gandhi has filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha from Jaipur today, indicating her preparation to step into the upper house of Parliament. Does this signal the end of Congress' influence in UP?
Besides Maken, noted lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi has been fielded from Himachal Pradesh and Chandrakant Handore from Maharashtra.
RPN Singh and Sudhanshu Trivedi are slated as candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh.
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