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NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani thanks people of Jharkhand, PM Modi after Rajya Sabha win

NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani thanks people of Jharkhand, PM Modi after Rajya Sabha win

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NDA-backed Rajya Sabha candidate Parimal Nathwani on Wednesday expressed joy over his victory and thanked the people of Jharkhand. He has defeated congress candidate Pranav Jha. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Baidyanath Ram and NDA-supported Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani show a victory sign after winning in the state Rajya Sabha elections. (PTI Photo) Speaking to the media, he said he was grateful to the people of Jharkhand and especially to the MLAs for their support. He thanked the BJP for giving him the opportunity to file his nomination and for assisting him during the election process. Nathwani also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP leaders, workers, and volunteers who supported and voted for him. Also Read: Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll results out: NDA-backed candidate wins after cross-voting, other seat goes to JMM “I thank all the people of Jharkhand. Especially our MLAs, the BJP for giving me the opportunity to file my nomination, and for helping me in the election. I am grateful to our Prime Minister Narendra …

Congress urges EC to reverse Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination rejection

Congress urges EC to reverse Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination rejection

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The Congress has approached the Election Commission seeking an immediate reversal of the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh. The party termed the order “egregious” and alleged it undermines democratic principles Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

BJP announces candidates from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh for Rajya Sabha polls

BJP announces candidates from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh for Rajya Sabha polls

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Representational file image. | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP on Sunday (June 7, 2026) announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, fielding M. Nagaraja from Karnataka and Mahesh Kewat from Madhya Pradesh. The party also named Lingaraj Patil and Raghu Kautilya as its candidates for Karnataka Legislative Council elections. The BJP’s central election committee has approved the names of these candidates, party national general secretary Arun Singh said in a notification. The Rajya Sabha polls for 24 seats in 10 States, including Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Manipur and Karnataka, will be held on June 18. Election to the Karnataka Legislative Council is also due to be held on June 18. Published – June 08, 2026 08:38 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Biju Janata Dal suspends 6 MLAs in Odisha over cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls| India News

Biju Janata Dal suspends 6 MLAs in Odisha over cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls| India News

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The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday suspended six of its Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), who voted for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed Independent candidate Dilip Ray in the Rajya Sabha polls, with immediate effect and indicated it would approach the Speaker for their disqualification, while also challenging alleged procedural lapses before the Election Commission of India (ECI). The action was taken by BJD president and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik following recommendations from the party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) after examining replies to show-cause notices issued to the legislators. The suspended MLAs are Chakramani Kanhar (Baliguda), Naba Kishore Mallick (Jayadev), Souvic Biswal (Choudwar-Cuttack), Subasini Jena (Basta), Ramakanta Bhoi (Tirtol) and Devi Ranjan Tripathy (Banki). They voted in favour of Ray instead of the BJD-Congress joint nominee Datteswar Hota in the Rajya Sabha poll. Though both Ray and Hota secured 23 first-preference votes each, Ray was elected after counting the second-preference votes. BJD president and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik took this action following recommendations from the party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) after examining …

Congres names 4 of 5 Haryana MLAs who ‘cross-voted’ in Rajya Sabha elections | Chandigarh News

Congres names 4 of 5 Haryana MLAs who ‘cross-voted’ in Rajya Sabha elections | Chandigarh News

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2 min readChandigarhMar 19, 2026 04:55 AM IST The Congress on Wednesday named four of its five legislators who allegedly cross-voted in the March 16 Rajya Sabha elections, which turned out to be a cliffhanger with party nominee managing to win by a margin of just one vote against an Independent candidate propped up by the BJP. Of the two seats up for grabs, the other went to the BJP. “Naraingarh MLA Shally Chaudhary, Sadhaura MLA Renu Bala, Punhana MLA Mohammad Illyas and Hathin MLA Mohammad Israil have cross-voted,” party general secretary in charge of Haryana, BK Hariprasad, told reporters in Delhi. “Bhupinder Singh Hooda and I were the authorised agents (of the party) for the polls and and we saw every ballot of our MLAs. We have reccomended to Haryana Congress’s disciplinary committee chairman Dharampal Malik to issue show-cause notices to the MLAs,” Hariprasad said. Chaudhary’s husband, Ram Kishan Gujjar, one of the three acting presidents of the Haryana Congress, resigned from the party and relinquished all posts on Tuesday. Speaking to The Indian …

Who is Sofia Firdous, Odisha Congress MLA who allegedly picked BJP in Rajya Sabha polls?| India News

Who is Sofia Firdous, Odisha Congress MLA who allegedly picked BJP in Rajya Sabha polls?| India News

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The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) got an edge in Monday’s Rajya Sabha polls across 10 states as many opposition MLAs voted for candidates backed by the ruling party at the centre. Sofia Firdous is the Congress MLA for the Barabati-Cuttack constituency in Odisha. (X/ Ankit Mayank) In Odisha, three Congress MLAs- Ramesh Jena, Dasarathi Gomango and Sofia Firdous – have “voted in favour of the BJP,” Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhakta Charan Das told reporters on Monday. The most striking name among them was Sofia Firdous. Despite being a first-time MLA elected in 2024, she broke party lines to support the BJP candidate. The story began two days before the election, when she expressed her dissatisfaction with the Congress party’s decision to support the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate. She claimed the party did not consult its MLAs or ask for their consent regarding the candidate choice. According to Firdous, BJD has historically been the “B-team” of the BJP, supporting the BJP on critical issues such as the Waqf Bill. So on the day …

All five NDA candidates win Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar, including CM Nitish Kumar and Nitin Nabin

All five NDA candidates win Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar, including CM Nitish Kumar and Nitin Nabin

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Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary, left, Vijay Kumar Sinha, right, and others greet BJP President Nitin Nabin after the NDA swept all five Bihar seats in the Rajya Sabha elections, in Patna, on March 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI All five candidates of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Monday (March 16, 2026) secured victory in the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha after four MLAs of Mahagathbandhan did not turn up for the voting. All 202 MLAs of the NDA cast their votes, whereas only 37 MLAs from the Mahagathbandhan voted.  The five candidates who secured victory, two each from Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal-(United), included BJP’s President Nitin Nabin and Shivesh Kumar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Ramnath Thakur. Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) President and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha also secured victory. Out of six, three Congress MLAs who skipped the voting were Manohar Prasad Singh (Manihari), Surendra Prasad (Valimikinagar) and Manoj Bishwas (Forbesganj). Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA from Dhaka Assembly constituency Faisal Rahman also skipped the voting. There was a …

Rajya Sabha Elections 2026 LIVE: Voting For 37 Seats Across 10 States Today; Nitish Kumar, Sharad Pawar In Fray

Rajya Sabha Elections 2026 LIVE: Voting For 37 Seats Across 10 States Today; Nitish Kumar, Sharad Pawar In Fray

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Rajya Sabha Elections 2026 LIVE Updates: Elections for 37 seats in the Rajya Sabha across 10 states will be held today (March 16), as the terms of several parliamentarians are set to end in April. According to the schedule announced by the Election Commission, polling will take place from 9 am to 4 pm, while the counting of votes will begin at 5 pm. The term of 37 members who were elected from Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana will conclude in the month of April, vacating the seats for new members to be elected. Out of these, 26 candidates have already secured victory unopposed. Voting will now take place for the remaining 11 seats, including five from Bihar, four from Odisha, and two from Haryana. Among the prominent candidates, Bihar’s longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP president Nitin Nabin are expected to be elected to the Rajya Sabha in the biennial polls. In key battlegrounds in Bihar, Haryana, and Odisha, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance …

Rajya Sabha polls on 37 seats across 10 states today; Nitish Kumar, Nitin Nabin in fray| India News

Rajya Sabha polls on 37 seats across 10 states today; Nitish Kumar, Nitin Nabin in fray| India News

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Patna/Bhubaneswar: Hectic political activity was witnessed in three states — Bihar, Odisha and Haryana — where voting will be required to elect 11 seats in the Rajya Sabha polls on Monday, even as 26 seats across seven states are set to be elected unopposed. Seven members will be elected in Maharashtra, four in Odisha, six in Tamil Nadu, five in West Bengal, three in Assam, five in Bihar, two in Chhattisgarh, two in Haryana, one in Himachal Pradesh and two in Telangana. (Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab) The biennial elections are being held for 37 seats – seven in Maharashtra, four in Odisha, six in Tamil Nadu, five in West Bengal, three in Assam, five in Bihar, two in Chhattisgarh, two in Haryana, one in Himachal Pradesh and two in Telangana. The NDA, which is in power in six of the 10 states going to the polls for the Upper House, has 134 members in the 234-strong Rajya Sabha and is set to increase its tally. The Opposition INDIA bloc, which is in power in four …

Two Held For Attempting To Poach Odisha Congress MLAs At Bengaluru Resort Ahead Of RS Polls | Politics News

Two Held For Attempting To Poach Odisha Congress MLAs At Bengaluru Resort Ahead Of RS Polls | Politics News

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Last Updated:March 15, 2026, 13:10 IST Congress alleged that Rs five crore was offered to each MLAs to cross vote in favour of BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls. Two Held for Alleged Bid to Lure Odisha Congress MLAs at Bengaluru Resort (Photo: CNN News18) Two people were detained at a resort near Bengaluru after they allegedly tried to lure Congress MLAs from Odisha who were staying there ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections. The incident was reported by Karnataka Congress sources. The incident took place at the Wonderla resort near Bidadi, where eight Odisha Congress legislators are staying amid concerns about possible poaching attempts before the Rajya Sabha polls. According to party sources, the two men, reportedly from Odisha, entered the resort and tried to negotiate with one of the MLAs by offering a blank cheque. “Rs five crore was offered to each MLAs to cross vote in favour of BJP”, claimed an Odisha Cong MLA.  “Four unknown people met a few of our MLAs and tried to bribe by offering Rs 5 crore …