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BJP leader Tai Tagak wins Rajya Sabha seat from Arunachal Pradesh unopposed

BJP leader Tai Tagak wins Rajya Sabha seat from Arunachal Pradesh unopposed

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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tai Tagak on Thursday won the Rajya Sabha seat from Arunachal Pradesh unopposed. Returning Officer Tadar Meena handed over election certificate to Tagak at Nokmey Namati Hall in the State Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Returning officer Tadar Meena handed over election certificate to Tagak at Nokmey Namati Hall in the State Legislative Assembly Secretariat after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended with no other candidate remaining in the fray. Following the announcement, the certificate of election was handed over to the newly elected member Congratulating Tagak, chief minister Pema Khandu said the veteran leader would carry the aspirations of Arunachal Pradesh to Parliament and serve as a strong voice for the state at the national level. “Having served the state with dedication over the years, he now carries the responsibility of representing the hopes, concerns and aspirations of our people at the national level. His vast experience in public life will undoubtedly strengthen Arunachal Pradesh’s voice in Parliament,” Khandu said. Describing the election as a well-deserved achievement, the chief …

West Bengal: After poll defeat, TMC faces rebellion, resignations

West Bengal: After poll defeat, TMC faces rebellion, resignations

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Since the Trinamool Congress (TMC) experienced a landslide defeat in the West Bengal State Assembly elections in 2026, the party led by Mamata Banerjee has been falling like a house built on sand. TMC, once the formidable force that ended three decades of Left Front rule in West Bengal, today resembles the Biblical parable of a house built on sand that collapses when storms arrive.  Following the state election defeat, its organisational base — weakened by corruption, factionalism and overreliance on professional consultants — is being battered by storms of scandal and dissent, according to IANS.  Chaos within the party escalates About five days after a breakaway faction comprising 58 of the Trinamool’s 80 elected MLAs laid claim to recognition as the “original party” in the West Bengal Assembly, 20 of its 28 Lok Sabha MPs have reportedly made a similar request to the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker. One of West Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats, Basirhat, remains vacant following the death of the sitting Trinamool MP. Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigns from the …

BJP fields third candidate in Madhya Pradesh, announces Karnataka picks

BJP fields third candidate in Madhya Pradesh, announces Karnataka picks

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its official list of candidates for the upcoming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, as well as the Karnataka Legislative Council, party sources said.  The announcement was made through a press release issued late Sunday evening by the party’s central office in New Delhi. For the upcoming Rajya Sabha biennial elections, the BJP has nominated Mahesh Kewat from Madhya Pradesh and M. Nagaraja from Karnataka. Both names were approved by the party’s Central Election Committee. In addition to the Rajya Sabha nominations, the BJP also declared its candidates for the Karnataka Legislative Council biennial elections. 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

Cong’s J’khand RS nomination stirs row: JMM set to field for both seats

Cong’s J’khand RS nomination stirs row: JMM set to field for both seats

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RANCHI: The upcoming biennial Rajya Sabha elections seem to have created fissures in the Congress’s alliance with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), after legislators of the ruling party in Jharkhand on Friday demanded that the party contest both seats going to polls, a day after the Congress announced senior party functionary Pranav Jha as its candidate for one of the two seats. Cong’s J’khand RS nomination stirs row: JMM set to field for both seats The development comes a day after the Congress declared seven candidates and the BJP named 11 for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha. Among the Congress’s prominent nominees were Kharge’s media manager for all practical purposes — Pranav Jha — who has been rewarded with a Rajya Sabha ticket from Jharkhand. However, a day after the Congress’s announcement, chief minister Hemant Soren chaired a meeting of JMM legislators in Ranchi on Friday. “Today, I participated in a meeting in Ranchi with the esteemed ministers and MLAs of JMM regarding the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections,” Soren said. After the meeting, …

K Annamalai quits BJP, Nitin Nabin accepts his resignation

K Annamalai quits BJP, Nitin Nabin accepts his resignation

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BJP National President Nitin Nabin on Friday accepted the resignation submitted by former Tamil Nadu BJP state president K. Annamalai from the primary membership of the party. According to IANS, this was confirmed by Arun Singh, National General Secretary and Headquarters In-charge of the party, in a press release. “The National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Hon`ble Shri Nitin Nabin, has accepted the resignation submitted by the Tamil Nadu Ex. State President, Shri K. Annamalai, from the primary membership of the Party,” the Press release added. Amid exit rumours, Annamalai set to share future plans According to IANS, amid intense speculation over his political future and reports that he may launch a people’s movement that could eventually evolve into a political party, Annamalai has announced that he will address his supporters through social media on Friday afternoon. In a post on X on Thursday, Annamalai wrote, “Tomorrow at around 12 noon, I look forward to meeting all of you through social media, sharing my thoughts, and having an open-hearted conversation.” His announcement has further …

Karnataka Congress leadership decision likely after Rajya Sabha elections

Karnataka Congress leadership decision likely after Rajya Sabha elections

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The Congress is likely to resolve the leadership issue in Karnataka after the Rajya Sabha elections, sources said, even though the party remained silent on the contentious issue after a day-long meeting of the top central and state leaders on Tuesday. The Congress leadership is learnt to have backed D K Shivakumar for the top post, and a change may happen soon, according to sources. The party insisted that only the issue of Rajya Sabha and state council elections was discussed at the meeting, which was attended by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, AICC general secretary, Organisation, K C Venugopal and AICC General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Surjewala, among others. 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

As Rajya Sabha term nears end, buzz grows around Ravneet Bittu’s new role

As Rajya Sabha term nears end, buzz grows around Ravneet Bittu’s new role

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With Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu’s Rajya Sabha term set to end on June 21, political circles in Punjab are closely watching the BJP high command’s next move and the role the party is likely to assign him ahead of the crucial 2027 Punjab assembly elections. A Jat Sikh leader, Bittu is the grandson of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, who was assassinated in a terror attack in Chandigarh in 1995. (HT File) Sources close to Bittu maintain he will likely secure another Rajya Sabha term from Rajasthan during the upcoming three-seat elections announced on Friday, and is expected to retain his position in the Union Cabinet. A section within the BJP believes that he may also be entrusted with a larger organisational responsibility in Punjab as the party prepares to contest the upcoming assembly polls aggressively on its own strength. A three-time Congress MP from Ludhiana before switching over to the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bittu had unsuccessfully contested the Ludhiana parliamentary seat after joining the saffron …

Rajya Sabha elections for 24 seats across 10 states to be held on June 18

Rajya Sabha elections for 24 seats across 10 states to be held on June 18

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The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the schedule for biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha to fill 24 seats that are set to fall vacant following the retirement of members in June and July 2026. According to the Election Commission, the terms of 24 Rajya Sabha members elected from 10 states will expire during the June-July period, necessitating fresh elections. Polling to take place on June 18 As per the schedule released by the Commission, the official notification for the elections will be issued on June 1. The last date for filing nominations has been fixed as June 8, while scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on June 9. Candidates will be allowed to withdraw their nominations till June 11. Polling for the Rajya Sabha elections will be held on June 18 between 9 am and 4 pm, and counting of votes will begin at 5 pm on the same day. The Election Commission said the entire election process would be completed by June 20. Elections to be held in 10 states …

‘Remain aligned with Modi’: Why Dharmendra Pradhan ‘reached out’ to Naveen Patnaik | Political Pulse News

‘Remain aligned with Modi’: Why Dharmendra Pradhan ‘reached out’ to Naveen Patnaik | Political Pulse News

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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s recent statement urging Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to remain aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears laden with political messaging amid shifting political dynamics in Odisha. Addressing a gathering in Rairakhol in his Sambalpur parliamentary constituency over a week ago, Pradhan took a swipe at Patnaik for the BJD’s stand on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which failed to secure the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha. The Bill had proposed to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha as well state Assemblies as well as provide 33% quota for women. With senior BJD leader and Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Prasanna Acharya, present at the meeting, Pradhan appealed to him to “convince” Patnaik. “Naveen babu is a good person, but his party opposed the Bill that had provisions to increase seats in Parliament and state assemblies. We request Prasanna bhai to meet Naveen babu and convince him not to take a fluctuating stand and …

Congress to support Vijay’s TVK, Alliance to continue in future elections

Congress to support Vijay’s TVK, Alliance to continue in future elections

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The Congress party, a long-time ally of the DMK, on Wednesday announced support to actor-politician Vijay’s TVK to form the government in Tamil Nadu and severed ties with the Dravidian major. The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) have decided to extend its full support to the TVK to form the government, AICC Tamil Nadu in-charge Girish Chodankar said in a statement citing TVK chief Vijay’s request seeking support. He said: “Our support shall be conditional upon the TVK keeping out from this alliance any communal forces that do not believe in the Constitution of India.This alliance between the TVK and the Tamil Nadu Congress will strive to bring back Perunthalaivar Kamaraj’s glory days of Tamil Nadu, with a strong commitment to Thanthai Periyar’s social justice ideals and Dr BR Ambedkar’s constitutional ideals in the years and decades to come 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, …