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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 …

Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll results out: NDA-backed candidate wins after cross-voting, other seat goes to JMM

Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll results out: NDA-backed candidate wins after cross-voting, other seat goes to JMM

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The results of elections to two Rajya Sabha seats are out. While one of them was won by an Independent backed the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the other went to a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate. Ranchi, Jun 18 (ANI): BJP-backed candidate Parimal Nathwani at the Vidhan Sabha during the voting for Rajya Sabha election 2026, in Ranchi on Thursday. (ANI Photo) According to news agency PTI, the polls were marred by cross-voting. Parimal Nathwani, the independent candidate NDA backed defeated Congress’s Pranav Jha, and JMM candidate Baidyanath Ram was elected to the other seat. Cross-voting reports emerged after Nathwani polled 28 votes, despite the NDA’s tally in Jharkhand being only 24. Meanwhile, Congress’s Jha got only 20 votes. JMM candidate Ram received 30 votes in the election, while three votes — two from the BJP and one from the Congress — were found invalid, PTI reported, citing an official. Inside the poll math in Jharkhand The 24 tally of the NDA MLAs in the Jharkhand Assembly is divided as follows: 21 from the BJP …

SC rejects Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea challenging Rajya Sabha setback: ‘Remedy is to approach EC’

SC rejects Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea challenging Rajya Sabha setback: ‘Remedy is to approach EC’

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The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea challenging the rejection of her Rajya Sabha candidature in Madhya Pradesh. Top top court however said she can file an election petition against the move. New Delhi: Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan, centre, speaks as party leader Jitu Patwari, right, looks on during a party briefing at AICC office, in New Delhi, Friday, June 12, 2026. (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) (PTI06_12_2026_000096A) (PTI) The top court said that once a nomination is rejected, the only remedy is to approach the Election Commission (EC). “However erroneous the decision may be, once a nomination is rejected, the remedy ordinarily lies elsewhere. Is there any judgment of this Court where we have interfered at that stage?,” the court was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. However, the order comes days after a Congress team led by senior leaders like KC Venugopal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi met EC officials in this regard. This is a breaking news story. It will be updated. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the …

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 …

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

TMC crisis LIVE: Sushmita Dev’s Rajya Sabha, party exit adds to back-to-back jolts for Mamata Banerjee

TMC crisis LIVE: Sushmita Dev’s Rajya Sabha, party exit adds to back-to-back jolts for Mamata Banerjee

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Updated on: Jun 10, 2026 2:55:50 PM IST TMC crisis live updates: Ex-TMC leader Sushmita Dev meets Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. TMC crisis live updates: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s struggle to stabilise her Trinamool Congress (TMC) and keep it intact seems to be not ending anytime soon with a fresh resignation in the Rajya Sabha – second this week – coming as the latest setback. Sushmita Dev resigned from Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and said she has left the TMC. This is the second major exit this week. “I have left Trinamool Congress,” Dev told reporters. “What prompted me to leave the party is a long story, and I don’t think that in politics everything should be revealed. It’s just that I don’t want to be in a situation where I am in two boats at the same time. The kind of upbringing I have had, I can’t stay in one party and serve the other.” She added, “I will not comment on Mamata Didi. That’s for sure.” She later met …

TMC’s Sushmita Dev resigns as Rajya Sabha MP in second jolt to Mamata, then meets Assam CM Sarma

TMC’s Sushmita Dev resigns as Rajya Sabha MP in second jolt to Mamata, then meets Assam CM Sarma

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Trinamool Congress leader Sushmita Dev on Wednesday resigned as Rajya Sabha MP, second such jolt for the Mamata Banerjee-led party this week after the resignation of veteran TMC leader Sukhendu Sekhar Ray from the membership of the Upper House. TMC leader Sushmita Dev at the Parliament House premises (ANI/File) Ray resigned as Rajya Sabha MP alleging “unbridled corruption” and “anarchical rule” of the party. Sushmita Dev is the former president of All India Mahila Congress and lost the 2019 Lok Sabha election to BJP candidate Rajdeep Roy, which led her to resign from the Congress party and her entry to the TMC in 2021. She also serves as the national spokesperson of TMC. After Sushmita Dev’s resignation, pictures from her meeting with Assam chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Himanta Biswa Sarma in Delhi surfaced. Mamata’s fight to keep TMC together TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is facing the biggest challenge ever of keeping her party intact after losing the state to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded assembly elections. In back-to-back internal …

Rajya Sabha polls: Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination rejected; party delegation to meet ECI

Rajya Sabha polls: Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination rejected; party delegation to meet ECI

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A dramatic day of political developments in Madhya Pradesh’s capital Bhopal, that began with several Congress MLAs heading to the airport to leave for Bengaluru, ended with the nomination of Meenakshi Natarajan, the party candidate for one of three Rajya Sabha seats from the State, being rejected during scrutiny. This prompted top Congress leaders, led by its national general secretary K.C. Venugopal, to stage a sit-in outside the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s office in New Delhi.   The rejection came at a time when a batch of Congress MLAs was en route to Bengaluru amid fears of cross- voting in the polls, prompting the State leaders to ask them to return to Bhopal.  Ms. Natarajan accused the BJP of having “moved from vote theft to seat theft”. After Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination rejection, Congress delegation turns away by EC “It started when the BJP fielded a third candidate despite not having the adequate number of members, and we started to understand the kind of politics it is practising with democracy and the Constitution. What was …

Rajya Sabha elections: Congress to fly MP MLAs to Karnataka amid poaching fears

Rajya Sabha elections: Congress to fly MP MLAs to Karnataka amid poaching fears

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The Opposition Congress has chartered a plane to fly its lawmakers out of Madhya Pradesh in two batches on Tuesday amid fears of poaching ahead of the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded three candidates in the state, even as it needs the backing of nine additional assembly members to secure the third seat. The Congress has fielded Meenakshi Natarajan as its Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh. (X) The Congress lawmakers gathered at the residence of Umang Singhar, the leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, ahead of their departure to Congress-ruled Karnataka. The first flight is scheduled to depart at 2:30pm, followed by another in the evening. The Congress has, over the years, relied on DK Shivakumar, who took over as the Karnataka chief minister this month, to manage crises across states. Singhar insisted they were not forcing anyone to move to Karnataka and that it was voluntary. “If some lawmakers want to stay in Madhya Pradesh, they can. We have full faith in all …

Rajya Sabha polls: M.P. Congress mulls moving MLAs away as BJP fields candidate on third seat

Rajya Sabha polls: M.P. Congress mulls moving MLAs away as BJP fields candidate on third seat

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, state BJP President Hemant Khandelwal and others present as party candidate Mahesh Kewat files his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections, at State assembly, in Bhopal, on Monday, June 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Mahesh Kewat also entered the fray soon after Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan filed her nomination on Monday (June 8, 2026), confirming an intense contest for one of three Rajya Sabha seats going to poll on June 18. The name of Mr. Kewat, an OBC leader from the Bundelkhand region and chairperson of the State’s Fishermen Welfare Board, was announced late on Sunday after rounds of meetings of top State BJP leaders in Bhopal over the weekend and a nod from the party’s national leadership. The BJP’s move pushed the Congress into alert mode with Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Umang Singhar hosting party MLAs and senior leaders over dinner at his residence and to discuss the election strategy. A senior party leader, present at the dinner meeting, said options …