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The Latest Breaking News from Rajya Sabha

Congress should have been more astute in choice of RS poll candidates: Sanjay Raut

Sena leader urges Congress to get its act together, says non-BJP Opposition cannot move forward without it

The Hindu

BJP announces leaders in-charge for Rajya Sabha polls in four States

In four States, the BJP has either furnished an "extra" Rajya Sabha candidate or is backing an Independent

The Hindu

Congress leader Brijesh Kalappa from Karnataka quits, says he is ‘lacking passion’

Supreme Court advocate Brijesh Kalappa had joined the Congress in 1997. His mentor former Union minister Kapil Sibal quit the Congress recently and is contesting the Rajya Sabha elections with the support of the Samajwadi Party

The Hindu

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RS polls: Fight for the fourth seat turns out to be tricky

Bengaluru

The Hindu

Subhash Chandra files papers for Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan

Media baron’s surprise move sets up contest for one of the four seats in the State

The Hindu

Socialist leader Sharad Yadav bids adieu to Lutyen’s Delhi after four decades

In his own assessment, he says he will be remembered for Mandal, caste census, and ironically, the stalling of the Women’s Reservation Bill.

The Hindu

Eight BJP candidates from Uttar Pradesh file nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

The BJP has fielded eight candidates from Uttar Pradesh, three each from Maharashtra and Karnataka, and two from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, and one each from Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Haryana

The Hindu

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Rajya Sabha elections set to be a thriller

Eyeing dissonance in Congress, BJP fields more candidates than it is certain to win in the polls.

The Hindu

Imran Pratapgarhi’s nomination to Rajya Sabha poll roils Maharashtra Congress

Ex-MLA from Nagpur Ashish Deshmukh resigns as the Congress’s Maharashtra unit’s general secretary

The Hindu

Rajya Sabha polls | BJP wants to indulge in horse-trading: Ashok Gehlot

"From where will they bring votes? They want to indulge in horse-trading,” the Rajasthan Chief Minister said on BJP-backed independent Subhash Chandra.

The Hindu

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi’s exit from Rajya Sabha may mean no Muslim face for BJP in Parliament

Till Budget Session, party had three Muslim MPs; all, however, in the Rajya Sabha, and none in Lok Sabha

The Hindu

UP Rajya Sabha Election: 8 BJP candidates file nomination for the RS polls

Eight Bharatiya Janata Party candidates filed the nomination papers on Tuesday from Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in Lucknow. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Disquiet in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh over ‘outsiders’ being nominated as Rajya Sabha candidates

Congress was forced to defend its choices in Chhattisgarh after stinging comments while an independent who is crucial for victory in Rajasthan sought a ‘rethink’

The Hindu

Shiver and seizure: On the list of Congress Rajya Sabha candidates

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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi misses bus on RS nomination, BJP to contest third seat in Karnataka

There were no explanations offered for the exclusion of Mr. Naqvi, India’s Minority Affairs Minister and the only Muslim minister

The Hindu

Rajya Sabha polls | BJP fields three candidates from Maharashtra, prompts ‘horse-trading’ accusations from ruling Shiv Sena

After Piyush Goyal and Anil Bonde, Kolhapur’s Dhananjay Mahadik is the BJP’s third choice

The Hindu

Will seek Prime Minister Modi’s advice on what to do next, says RCP Singh

JD(U) did not renominate the Union Minister to the Rajya Sabha

The Hindu

Congress enters fray for fourth RS seat while JD (S) candidate is set to file nomination today; BJP move being watched

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No Rajya Sabha seat for RCP Singh: What this says about internal strife within JDU

The decision to deny someone a position can often be as critical in politics as the decision to award it. This is equally true for how political parties look at the candidates they can send to the Rajya Sabha – a decision influenced by a number of factors.

The Hindu

BJP fields three candidates for Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra; Fadnavis says ‘all will win’

In Maharashtra, where six seats are up for the Rajya Sabha election, other than Piyush Goyal, the BJP has named Anil Bonde and Dhananjay Mahadik

The Hindu

Chidambaram, Shanmugam, Dharmar file RS nominations

CHENNAI

The Hindu

Congress MP Vivek Tankha files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha polls

Of the total 11 Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, the BJP holds eight, while the Congress has the remaining three.

The Hindu

JMM names Mahua Maji as candidate for Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand

Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that Mahua Maji, former chairperson of Jharkhand State Commission for Women, would be the candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls

The Hindu

Rajya Sabha polls | RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary files nomination

Lucknow Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on May 30 filed his nomination for the Rajya

The Hindu

News Analysis | Denial of Rajya Sabha seat to R.C.P. Singh reveals unease in BJP-JD(U) alliance

Ties may come under strain again during Presidential polls in July

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