'Had quit Congress on May 16': Kapil Sibal files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh
India TV NewsHighlights Kapil Sibal's term as Rajya Sabha member had expired on May 5 this year In the current scenario, the SP & its allies will be able to ensure the victory of three candidates The ruling BJP-led NDA will easily be able to get 8 members elected to the Rajya Sabha Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that he has resigned from the party. Speaking to reporters in Lucknow after filing his nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, Sibal said that he is in the fray for Upper House as an independent candidate and that he enjoys the support of the Samajwadi Party. I thank Akhileshji for supporting me," Sibal, who was accompanied by Akhilesh Yadav and senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav for filing papers, told reporters. Khan, who represented the SP in the Upper House of Parliament from 2014 to 2020, filed his nomination in the presence of party leaders Ram Gopal Yadav, Ambika Chowdhury and others.