Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Congress cries foul over EC's decision allowing NOTA post notification
7 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Congress cries foul over EC's decision allowing NOTA post notification

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel today questioned the Election Commission's decision to introduce NOTA after the notification of the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections in which he is one of the candidates. Patel, the high-profile political secretary to party president Sonia Gandhi, is seeking another Rajya Sabha term in the polls to be held on August 8. Gujarat Assembly secretary D M Patel had said that the NOTA option will be printed on ballot papers to be used in the Rajya Sabha polls. The BJP has fielded party president Amit Shah, Union minister Smriti Irani and former Congress MLA Balwantsinh Rajput in the Rajya Sabha elections.

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In Delhi, NOTA bags more votes than two national parties
1 month, 3 weeks ago

In Delhi, NOTA bags more votes than two national parties

India Today  

The real contest in the Delhi Assembly elections was between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party but a few other parties were also in the fray, including the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Communist Party of India-Marxist. The NOTA option received 0.57 per cent vote share as it pipped nationally recognised parties, BSP and the CPI-M. Other recognised national …

Rajya Sabha bypolls: George Kurian files nomination from Madhya Pradesh
7 months, 1 week ago

Rajya Sabha bypolls: George Kurian files nomination from Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Rajya Sabha byelection from Madhya Pradesh, George Kurian, filed his nomination at the State Assembly in Bhopal on Wednesday. Mr. Kurian, who was announced as the party’s candidate on Tuesday evening, is expected to be elected unopposed from the seat that was recently vacated by Union Cabinet Minister Jyotiraditya …

Indore registers over 2 lakh NOTA votes, candidate-less Congress's appeal works
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indore registers over 2 lakh NOTA votes, candidate-less Congress's appeal works

India Today  

The Indore Lok Sabha seat saw a unique result on Tuesday. Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Congress's Indore candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his name from the fray on April 29 and went ahead to join the BJP. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Bihar's Gopalganj Lok Sabha seat registered a maximum NOTA vote of 51,660, news agency PTI …

In Indore LS Seat, Runner NOTA gets Record Votes, ‘Loses’ to BJP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

In Indore LS Seat, Runner NOTA gets Record Votes, ‘Loses’ to BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: In an unprecedented development, BJP has retained Indore Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh by ‘defeating’ its ‘nearest rival’ NOTA, or none of the above, by a record margin of 10,08,077 votes. BJP candidate Shankar Lalwani who is seeking re-election in the constituency won a record 12,26,751 votes while NOTA has emerged as the runner by getting a record …

Indore script electoral history with 2,18,674 NOTA votes, BJP's 11.75 lakh ballot gap win
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indore script electoral history with 2,18,674 NOTA votes, BJP's 11.75 lakh ballot gap win

New Indian Express  

The NOTA option garnered 16.28 per cent of the total vote cast in the Indore Lok Sabha seat. In the last parliamentary polls, voters in Bihar's Gopalganj created a record with 51,660 of them, or 5 per cent, opting for NOTA, which is placed as the last option on the electronic voting machine. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, NOTA …

Congress calls for NOTA in Indore after setback over nominee
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress calls for NOTA in Indore after setback over nominee

The Hindu  

Workers from various parties of the INDIA bloc gathered for a protest on Saturday next to the Gandhi statue at Indore’s famed Regal Square with banners and placards asking people to press NOTA on May 13 when the Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh goes to the polls. One of the banners said: “Press the last button — NOTA — …

Congress campaigns for NOTA in Indore after its candidate withdraws nomination, defects to BJP
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress campaigns for NOTA in Indore after its candidate withdraws nomination, defects to BJP

Live Mint  

The fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, scheduled for May 13, will witness polling in one of the most talked about seats of Madhya Pradesh. Indore, where Congress has been away from victory since 1989, is going to be an interesting contest after the grand old party's candidate withdrew his nomination and joined the rival BJP. Akshay Kanti Bam …

In Indore, Congress sets up a BJP vs NOTA in Lok Sabha elections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

In Indore, Congress sets up a BJP vs NOTA in Lok Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

BHOPAL: Days after the Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Indore, Akshya Kanti Bam, withdrew his nomination at the last moment, the party has put its weight behind a campaign asking people to go to vote, NOTA, when the city votes in the fourth phase on May 13. Indore Lok Sabha elections: Congress leaders said they were hoping to build a …

Watch: PM Narendra Modi casts his vote at Ahmedabad school, urges voters to exercise ‘matdaan’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: PM Narendra Modi casts his vote at Ahmedabad school, urges voters to exercise ‘matdaan’

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the voters to exercise their 'matdaan', comparing it with the importance of ‘daan’ in Indian tradition, saying that the countrymen should vote as much as possible. Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows his ink-marked finger after casting his vote for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. …

LS polls: Its candidate gone to BJP, Congress urges voters to hit NOTA in Indore
10 months, 3 weeks ago

LS polls: Its candidate gone to BJP, Congress urges voters to hit NOTA in Indore

Deccan Chronicle  

INDORE: The Congress, ejected from the contest after its Indore candidate joined the BJP, is appealing to voters to press the None Of The Above' option, a move slammed by the ruling party as negative tactics. Akshay Kanti Bam, who had been pitted against BJP's sitting MP Shankar Lalwani, shocked the grand old party on Monday, which was the last …

Omar, Mehbooba urge EC not to postpone polls in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat
11 months ago

Omar, Mehbooba urge EC not to postpone polls in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Election Commission of India sought a report on the weather and accessibility related constraints, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked the Election Commission not to postpone polls in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. Mehbooba referred to the alleged rigging in the 1987 assembly elections, leading to eruption of militancy in …

None Of The Above
11 months, 3 weeks ago

None Of The Above

New Indian Express  

A total of 65,22,772 voters, or 1.06%, chose to reject all the candidates in fray in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. This newspaper takes a look: Genesis of NOTA While the political class was largely opposed to the idea of an option to reject all the candidates during elections, a writ petition was filed by NGO People’s Union of Civil …

Rajya Sabha polls | With the February 27, 2024 results, NDA just four MPs short of majority in the Upper House
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha polls | With the February 27, 2024 results, NDA just four MPs short of majority in the Upper House

The Hindu  

February 28, 2024 11:18 am | Updated February 29, 2024 07:21 am IST - New Delhi The Rajya Sabha poll results on February 27 have far reaching implications for domestic politics, not just the unfurling crisis with regard to the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, where six MLAs cross-voted in favour of the BJP, or in Uttar Pradesh where the …

Rajya Sabha Polls Result 2024: Ruling Congress Bags 3 Seats, BJP Wins 1
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha Polls Result 2024: Ruling Congress Bags 3 Seats, BJP Wins 1

ABP News  

New Delhi: Three candidates from the ruling Congress party and one candidate from the BJP were elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka on Tuesday. Rajya Sabha elections | In Karnataka, all three Congress candidates Ajay Maken, Dr Syed Naseer Hussain and GC Chandrashekhar win with 47, 46 and 46 votes respectively. I thank all voters, CM and party workers and …

Rajya Sabha election: Karnataka BJP MLA ST Somasekhar hints voting for Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha election: Karnataka BJP MLA ST Somasekhar hints voting for Congress

Hindustan Times  

Amid concerns over cross-voting in the Karnataka Rajya Sabha elections, BJP MLA ST Somasekhar hinted that he voted for the Congress in the poll, which is currently underway at Bengaluru’s Vidhana Soudha. Rajya Sabha election: Karnataka BJP MLA ST Somasekhar hints voting for Congress When Somasekhar was asked about which party he cast his vote for, he replied, “I gave …

Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: Polling Ends In Himachal, CM Sukhu Confident Of Congress Victory
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: Polling Ends In Himachal, CM Sukhu Confident Of Congress Victory

ABP News  

Shimla: Polling for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, which began at 9 am on Tuesday, ended with Congress MLA from Chintpurni Sudershan Babloo casting the last vote. The Congress had issued a whip to its MLAs to vote for Singhvi following which the BJP had accused the ruling Congress of issuing whip to their members to pressurise …

Polling ends for lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh
1 year, 1 month ago

Polling ends for lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Polling for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, which began at 9 am on Tuesday, ended with Congress MLA from Chintpurni Sudershan Babloo casting the last vote. Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu casting his vote for the Rajya Sabha election at the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in Shimla on Tuesday. After casting his vote, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh …

Rajya Sabha election today: Suspense in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka over cross-voting | Top updates
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha election today: Suspense in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka over cross-voting | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Voting for 15 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Himachal Pradesh is taking place on Tuesday, February 27, amid concerns about cross-voting by the Congress and Samajwadi Party MLAs. The list of 41 unopposed elected Rajya Sabha MPs includes former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief JP Nadda, Ashok Chavan, and union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan. …

Polls for 4 Rajya Sabha seats today in Karnataka, nail-biting finish on cards
1 year, 1 month ago

Polls for 4 Rajya Sabha seats today in Karnataka, nail-biting finish on cards

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: The Congress on Monday moved all its MLAs to a hotel in Manyata Business Park to prevent any last minute poaching a day before the elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka on Tuesday. Kalyana Karnataka Pragati Paksha chief and MLA Janardhan Reddy meets chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Monday. JD leader and former …

Worry for Akhilesh Yadav? Seven SP MLAs skip key party meeting on Rajya Sabha polls eve
1 year, 1 month ago

Worry for Akhilesh Yadav? Seven SP MLAs skip key party meeting on Rajya Sabha polls eve

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: At least seven Samajwadi Party MLAs skipped a crucial party meeting on the eve of the Rajya Sabha elections. The development has fueled speculations that some SP leaders may support BJP in Tuesday's Rajya Sabha elections. Rajya Sabha elections on February 27 The February 27 Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will witness a high-pitched electoral …

Rajya Sabha elections: Ashok Chavan, Milind Deora among 6 nominees declared elected unopposed from Maharashtra
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha elections: Ashok Chavan, Milind Deora among 6 nominees declared elected unopposed from Maharashtra

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha elections: All six candidates from Maharashtra, including Congress turncoats Ashok Chavan and Milind Deora, who were in the fray for the Rajya Sabha elections, were declared elected unopposed on Tuesday. Among the six candidates, the BJP had nominated three, including Ashok Chavan, while the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, and NCP fielded one candidate each. The six …

Rajya Sabha Polls: How BJP forced a contest in otherwise unopposed fight in UP
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha Polls: How BJP forced a contest in otherwise unopposed fight in UP

Live Mint  

The election to 56 Rajya Sabha seats, spanning across 15 states, will be held on February 27. In Uttar Pradesh, for example, the two largest parties, the ruling BJP and the principal Opposition Samajwadi Party, seemed to have enough members in the state Assembly to elect seven and three Rajya Sabha MPs, respectively. Among other BJP nominees for Rajya Sabha …

BJP puts up eighth candidate for Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP puts up eighth candidate for Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

An eighth Bharatiya Janata Party candidate on Thursday filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, setting the stage for a contest with the Samajwadi Party on February 27. Sanjay Seth, an industrialist and former SP leader, filed nomination papers at the State Assembly complex, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, State BJP …

RS polls: Cong turncoats Chavan and Deora, NCP's Patel among 6 candidates who file nomination
1 year, 1 month ago

RS polls: Cong turncoats Chavan and Deora, NCP's Patel among 6 candidates who file nomination

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, Feb 15 All six candidates who are in the fray for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra, including Congress turncoats Ashok Chavan and Milind Deora, filed their nomination papers here on Thursday. The BJP, part of the ruling 'Mahayuti' coalition in Maharashtra, has nominated former chief minister Chavan, a day after he joined the party, former MLA from …

‘Will finalise candidates after…’: Karnataka DCM Shivakumar after Cong Screening Committee meeting
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Will finalise candidates after…’: Karnataka DCM Shivakumar after Cong Screening Committee meeting

Hindustan Times  

After the Karnataka Congress Screening Committee meeting, state Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said that the party would finalise candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in the state after another round of surveys. Earlier today, the Congress announced its six candidates from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana for the Rajya Sabha elections to be held on February 27. …

Rajya Sabha Polls: BJP fields Harsh Mahajan against Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi in Himachal
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha Polls: BJP fields Harsh Mahajan against Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi in Himachal

India TV News  

A day after the announcement of Supreme Court lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi as the Congress candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party swiftly countered by nominating Harsh Mahajan, who had previously been associated with the Congress party. The saffron party's decision to nominate Mahajan was made on Thursday, the final day for filing nominations …

Rajya Sabha polls: BJP fields JP Nadda from Gujarat, Ashok Chavan in Maharashtra
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha polls: BJP fields JP Nadda from Gujarat, Ashok Chavan in Maharashtra

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, who recently left the Congress and joined the saffron party, are the party's pick from Gujarat and Maharashtra respectively for the Rajya Sabha elections on February 27. From Uttar Pradesh Seven BJP candidates on Wednesday filed their nomination papers here in presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath …

Sonia Gandhi files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan | WATCH
1 year, 1 month ago

Sonia Gandhi files nomination for Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan | WATCH

India TV News  

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination papers from Rajasthan on Wednesday for the upcoming Rajya Sabha Elections. Comfortable prospects for Congress The Congress party is in a favourable position to secure one of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan, with Sonia Gandhi expected to fill the vacancy left by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who completes his …

BJP releases candidate list for Rajya Sabha election
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP releases candidate list for Rajya Sabha election

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Sunday announced its candidates from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections. BJP releases candidate list for Rajya Sabha election Sushil Kumar Modi's name is missing from the list but he posted on X that there are very few workers in the country who have been sent to …

TMC announces its candidates for Rajya Sabha elections 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

TMC announces its candidates for Rajya Sabha elections 2024

Live Mint  

The All India Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The Mamata Banerjee-led party announced Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, Nadimul Haque, and Mamata Bala Thakur as its candidates for election to the Upper House of the Parliament. “We are pleased to announce the candidature of @sagarikaghose, @SushmitaDevAITC, @MdNadimulHaque6 and Mamata Bala Thakur for the …

RS polls: Court allows AAP MP to file nomination
1 year, 2 months ago

RS polls: Court allows AAP MP to file nomination

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Saturday allowed Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh to visit the office of the returning officer on January 8 to file his nomination forms for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Singh, one of Delhi’s three Rajya Sabha MPs, is currently in judicial custody in connection with the money laundering case related to the now-scrapped …

Assembly Elections 2023: How many people opted for NOTA?
1 year, 3 months ago

Assembly Elections 2023: How many people opted for NOTA?

Firstpost  

In Madhya Pradesh, 0.98 per cent of the voters pressed the NOTA button. Less than one per cent opted for NOTA The counting of votes in three out of four states on Sunday showed that less than one per cent of the voters exercised the ’none of the above’ option in the just-concluded Assembly polls, according to the election commission. …

In Rajasthan, BJP releases first list
1 year, 5 months ago

In Rajasthan, BJP releases first list

Hindustan Times  

Jaipur: Seven parliamentarians, including former Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, featured in the first list of 41 candidates announced by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the upcoming Rajasthan assembly elections, with party leaders saying the list released on Monday mostly focused on those constituencies that the party had lost in the 2018 polls. HT Image The members of parliament fielded …

BJP announces candidates for upcoming Rajya Sabha election
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP announces candidates for upcoming Rajya Sabha election

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced the candidatures of Babubhai Jesangbhai Desai, Kesrivevsinh Zala and Ananta Maharaj for the forthcoming election to the Rajya Sabha. Six Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal will go to the polls on July 24, plus, bypoll will likewise be held in one more seat from the state. Dineshchandra Jemalbhai Anavadiya, Lokhandwala Jugalsinh Mathurji, and …

TMC announces six names for Rajya Sabha polls, serial fake news peddler Saket Gokhale included
1 year, 8 months ago

TMC announces six names for Rajya Sabha polls, serial fake news peddler Saket Gokhale included

Op India  

The Trinamool Congress party on Monday, July 10, announced six candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The six persons nominated for the Rajya Sabha seats prominently include RTI ‘activist’, Congress loyalist-turned-TMC member Saket Gokhale who had come under public scrutiny for misappropriation of funds that he collected from Modi haters. May they persist in their dedication to serving the …

‘Overwhelmed’: Saket Gokhale, Derek O'Brien among 6 named by TMC for Rajya Sabha poll
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Overwhelmed’: Saket Gokhale, Derek O'Brien among 6 named by TMC for Rajya Sabha poll

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Monday named its national spokesperson Saket Gokhale and five others as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election. Besides Gokhale, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien, MPs Dola Sen and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, and TMC members Samirul Islam and Prakash Chik Baraik were named by the Mamata Banerjee-led party. A seventh Rajya Sabha seat from …

S Jaishankar to file Rajya Sabha nomination from Gujarat’s Gandhinagar today
1 year, 8 months ago

S Jaishankar to file Rajya Sabha nomination from Gujarat’s Gandhinagar today

Live Mint  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday will file his nomination for Rajya Sabha from Gujarat's Gandhinagar. The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the election on 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Goa, Gujarat, and West Bengal to be held on July 24. The 10 seats which are to be vacated in Rajya Sabha due to the retirement …

Rajya Sabha elections: TMC announces 6 candidates, including Derek O'Brien | Check full list here
1 year, 8 months ago

Rajya Sabha elections: TMC announces 6 candidates, including Derek O'Brien | Check full list here

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha elections: Trimalol Congress on Monday announced six candidates for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The Mamata Banerjee party announced the candidature of the following MPs: Derek O'Brien Dola Sen Sukhendu Sekhar Ray Samirul Islam Prakash Chik Baraik Saket Gokhale "May they persist in their dedication to serving the people and uphold Trinamool's enduring legacy of indomitable spirit and …

Rajya Sabha polls to Bengal, Goa, Gujarat on July 24
1 year, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha polls to Bengal, Goa, Gujarat on July 24

Live Mint  

The election of Rajya Sabha seats to West Bengal, Goa and Gujarat has been scheduled to be held on July 24, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. While Vinay D Tendulkar from Goa is retiring on July 28, Dineshchandra Jemalbhai Anavadiya, Lokhandwala Jugalsinh Mathurji, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Krishnaswamy are retiring from Rajya Sabha on August 18. In …

Bengal panchayat election: Mamata's MLAs not letting our candidates file nominations: BJP leader Amit Malviya
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengal panchayat election: Mamata's MLAs not letting our candidates file nominations: BJP leader Amit Malviya

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya on Monday hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress over the upcoming panchayat elections. BJP's West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya hit out at state election commissioner Rajiva Sinha, calling him an 'acolyte' of Mamata Banerjee. The BJP leader hit out at the newly-appointed Bengal poll panel chief Rajiva Sinha, calling him a …

Gujarat Assembly poll results | NOTA votes down by over 9%
2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat Assembly poll results | NOTA votes down by over 9%

The Hindu  

The share of ‘None Of The Above’ votes in the Gujarat Assembly elections fell by more than nine per cent from 2017, with the highest of 7,331 such votes polled in Khedbrahma seat this time. According to Election Commission data, 5,01,202 or 1.5 per cent votes polled this election in the state were NOTA, down from 5,51,594 in the 2017 …

Gujarat election 2022: Over 9% fall in NOTA votes recorded than last election
2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat election 2022: Over 9% fall in NOTA votes recorded than last election

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India data revealed that the share of NOTA in the Gujarat Assembly election fell over nine percent this year as compared with the 2017 data. The highest NOTA votes recorded in Khedbrahma assembly constituency with 7,331. A total of 5,01,202 NOTA votes have been recorded this election than 5,51,594 votes in the 2017 Assembly election. Highest …

Gujarat polls: 'Unhappy' over Vijapur candidate, BJP leaders meet senior leadership
2 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat polls: 'Unhappy' over Vijapur candidate, BJP leaders meet senior leadership

India Today  

Ahead of the upcoming Gujarat Assembly election, dissent has been brewing in the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party over the fielding of candidate for the Vijapur seat, sources told India Today. According to sources, several party leaders have objected to the nomination of Ramanbhai Patel as the BJP’s candidate for Vijapur Assembly seat for the December polls. Suresh …

Rajya Sabha Polls 2022: Delhi High Court Dismisses Candidate's Plea To Relax Deadline For Filing Nomination
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha Polls 2022: Delhi High Court Dismisses Candidate's Plea To Relax Deadline For Filing Nomination

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a plea filed by an individual candidate seeking directions on the Election Commission of India to grant him permission to file Nomination for the candidature of Rajya Sabha Election 2022.A vacation bench comprising of Justice Poonam A. Bamba rejected the plea of one Vishwanath Pratap Singh after observing that the date for filing …

Presidential polls | Rajnath speaks to Pawar, Mamata, Kharge
2 years, 9 months ago

Presidential polls | Rajnath speaks to Pawar, Mamata, Kharge

The Hindu  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party president J.P. Nadda on Wednesday began the consultation process, on behalf of the NDA, for the upcoming polls for electing the new President of India, by dialling key Opposition leaders, NDA allies and neutral parties such as the Biju Janata Dal. Among the leaders whom Mr. Singh spoke to include Leader of …

BJP wins Rajya Sabha poll cliffhangers
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP wins Rajya Sabha poll cliffhangers

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a major embarrassment to the Congress, the party's Ajay Maken lost to media baron Kartikeya Sharma, an independent backed by the BJP, in Haryana, while in a major setback to the Maharashtra's ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, the BJP won three of the six Rajya Sabha seats in the state. In …

Rajya Sabha Election Results LIVE Updates: Haryana Cong MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi Expelled for Cross-voting
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha Election Results LIVE Updates: Haryana Cong MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi Expelled for Cross-voting

News 18  

Rajya Sabha Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: In a major setback to Maharashtra?s ruling alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, the BJP on Saturday won three of the six Rajya Sabha seats, while the ruling combine questioned the eight-hour delay in counting of votes. The contest was for the sixth seat the BJP had fielded former MP Dhananjay Mahadik …

Rajya Sabha poll | BJP trumps MVA, secures victory of three candidates
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha poll | BJP trumps MVA, secures victory of three candidates

The Hindu  

In what turned out to be a day of twists and turns, Bharatiya Janata Party trumped over Maha Vikas Aghadi by winning three out six seats in a fiercely contested battle for Rajya Sabha which witnessed a delay of over nine hours to start counting as a result of demands to cancel votes, appeal for the same to the central …

Rajya Sabha Elections 2022: Full list of winners
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha Elections 2022: Full list of winners

Live Mint  

The counting of votes for the Rajya Sabha elections was held across four states. Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal, Randeep Surjewala and Jairam Ramesh of the Congress and Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut were among the 16 candidates elected to the Rajya Sabha from four states where polling was held on Friday. Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance suffered a …

In high-octane Rajya Sabha contest, 2 union ministers among 10 key candidates
2 years, 9 months ago

In high-octane Rajya Sabha contest, 2 union ministers among 10 key candidates

Hindustan Times  

The voting for Rajya Sabha elections to 16 seats across four states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Haryana are underway. The Rajya Sabha polls feature prominent figures vying for a seat in the upper house across four states. Praful Patel : Former union minister and NCP leader Praful Patel is also in contention for a berth in the Rajya Sabha. …

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