Rajya Sabha's Role Part Of Basic Structure, Rajya Sabha Elections Protected By Legislative Privileges Under Article 194 : Supreme Court
1 year ago

Rajya Sabha's Role Part Of Basic Structure, Rajya Sabha Elections Protected By Legislative Privileges Under Article 194 : Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday declared that Rajya Sabha elections are within the remit of Article 194 of the Constitution, clarifying its 2006 Kuldip Nayar judgment. Such processes are significant to the functioning of the legislature and in the broader structure of parliamentary democracy.” Bench clarifies Kuldip Nayar judgment on the aspect of Rajya Sabha elections falling within ambit of Article 194 Next, addressing the observation made by the five-judge bench in Kuldip Nayar, the Supreme Court has now clarified that voting for elections to the Rajya Sabha falls within the ambit of Article 194. On all other counts, the decision of the constitution bench in Kuldip Nayar remains good law.” Rajya Sabha's role part of basic structure, elections to the parliament's upper house requires utmost protection: Supreme Court Underscoring the crucial role played by Rajya Sabha elections within the framework of the Constitution, the court highlighted the significance of protecting the free and fearless exercise of franchise by legislative assembly members while electing members of the parliament's upper house. "The Rajya Sabha or the Council of States performs an integral function in the working of our democracy and the role played by the Rajya Sabha constitutes a part of the basic structure of the Constitution" “The role played by elected members of the state legislative assemblies in electing members of the Rajya Sabha under Article 80 is significant and requires utmost protection to ensure that the vote is exercised freely and without fear of legal persecution.

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No representation in Rajya Sabha from north Andhra since last 25 years
1 month, 1 week ago

No representation in Rajya Sabha from north Andhra since last 25 years

The Hindu  

North Andhra districts of Vizianagaram and Srikakulam could not get representation in Rajya Sabha for the last 25 years, as per a study by academicians and political experts. Vizianagaram Zilla Powra Vedika President Bhisetti Babji said successive governments represented by various parties had completely ignored Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts by denying Rajya Sabha seat to a leader from the region. …

NDA eyes majority in Rajya Sabha after bypolls
7 months, 2 weeks ago

NDA eyes majority in Rajya Sabha after bypolls

The Hindu  

The BJP-led NDA is expected to achieve a clear majority in Rajya Sabha after by-elections for 12 seats scheduled next month, which would help the party get the nod for key legislations such as the Waqf Bill. Ten Rajya Sabha seats fell vacant as the sitting members, including Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Jyotiraditya Scindia, were elected to …

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 …

Cross-voting dominates Rajya Sabha elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Cross-voting dominates Rajya Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

Heavy cross-voting by Congress and other Opposition lawmakers turned the biennial Rajya Sabha elections into a thrilling contest on Tuesday, and underlined the BJP’s ability to secure seats that appear out of grasp. Congress MLAs arrive in a bus to cast their votes for the Rajya Sabha elections, at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Since at least 2006, I …

Rajya Sabha elections 2024: BJP wins 8 out of 10 seats in UP, SP bags two
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha elections 2024: BJP wins 8 out of 10 seats in UP, SP bags two

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday clinched eight out of 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, winning the election that witnessed opposition candidates cross voting for the ruling party. The BJP workers and leaders celebrated on the party's win in the Rajya Sabha elections. Rajya Sabha elections 2024 LIVE coverage Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is felicitated after …

Rajya Sabha elections 2024: Cong wins 3 seats, BJP bags 1 in Karnataka
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha elections 2024: Cong wins 3 seats, BJP bags 1 in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Tuesday won all three seats it contested in Karnataka for the Rajya Sabha, while the Bharatiya Janata Party bagged one seat in the ongoing elections to the Upper House of Parliament. Here, they were closely watching the movements of BJP and JD, they didn't allow our MLAs to fall prey to their tactics," Naseer Hussain, one of …

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 highlight: BJP supporters celebrate as party bags 8 out of 10 seats in UP
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 highlight: BJP supporters celebrate as party bags 8 out of 10 seats in UP

Hindustan Times  

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 highlight: The results for the Upper House election in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh were declared on Tuesday, hours after the voting was completed. Out of the 56 Rajya Sabha seats contested today, 41 members have secured their positions in the upper house without facing opposition. • In Karnataka, the Congress …

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 highlight: BJP supporters celebrate as party bags 8 out of 10 seats in UP
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 highlight: BJP supporters celebrate as party bags 8 out of 10 seats in UP

Hindustan Times  

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 highlight: The results for the Upper House election in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh were declared on Tuesday, hours after the voting was completed. Out of the 56 Rajya Sabha seats contested today, 41 members have secured their positions in the upper house without facing opposition. • In Karnataka, the Congress …

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 highlight: BJP supporters celebrate as party bags 8 out of 10 seats in UP
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 highlight: BJP supporters celebrate as party bags 8 out of 10 seats in UP

Hindustan Times  

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 highlight: The results for the Upper House election in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh were declared on Tuesday, hours after the voting was completed.. Election for 15 Rajya Sabha seats across these three states took place on Tuesday. Out of the 56 Rajya Sabha seats contested today, 41 members have secured …

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 …

Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: 56 seats across 15 states to go to polls on Feb 27
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: 56 seats across 15 states to go to polls on Feb 27

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Monday announced that 56 seats of Rajya Sabha from 15 states will go to polls on February 27. The term of office for 50 Rajya Sabha members from 13 states is set to conclude on April 2, while the remaining six members from two states are due to retire on April 3. The states …

Parliament clears bill on appointment, service conditions of Election Commissioners
1 year, 3 months ago

Parliament clears bill on appointment, service conditions of Election Commissioners

India TV News  

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a Bill which seeks to establish a mechanism to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. The bill provides for the appointment, qualifications, Search Committee, Selection Committee, term of office, salary, resignation and removal, leave, pension of the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners. The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners …

Rajya Sabha passes 2 bills amid protests by opposition MPs over security breach
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajya Sabha passes 2 bills amid protests by opposition MPs over security breach

Hindustan Times  

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023, and the Government of Union Territories Bill 2023 amid protests by Opposition MPs over the December 13 Parliament security breach. Following a brief discussion, where MPs including the BJD’s Sasmit Patra, BJP’s Kavita Patidar, and YSR Congress’ Vijaysai Reddy expressed support for the bills, Reddy advocated extending …

Rajya Sabha Passes Bill On Appointment Of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajya Sabha Passes Bill On Appointment Of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners

Live Law  

In a significant development during the Winter Session, the Rajya Sabha passed the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Bill, 2023 on Tuesday. For more context, in March this year, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court had ruled that the election commissioners shall be selected by a committee comprising the prime minister, the leader of opposition, and the …

Rajya Sabha passes bill on appointment of CEC, election commissioners, Opposition stages walkout
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajya Sabha passes bill on appointment of CEC, election commissioners, Opposition stages walkout

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to regulate the appointment and service terms of Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners as the Opposition MPs objected and protested against its provisions and staged a walkout. The amendments moved by the opposition parties to the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Bill, 2023, were negated. The bill provides for the …

Rajya Sabha passes Delhi services Bill, with support of 131 MPs
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajya Sabha passes Delhi services Bill, with support of 131 MPs

The Hindu  

The Rajya Sabha passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Bill in New Delhi on August 7, four days after the Lok Sabha cleared the Bill. “We have not changed anything in the previous Bill brought by the Congress regime,” he said, adding that Delhi cannot be ruled like a State as it is a Union Territory as …

Jaishankar files his Rajya Sabha nomination papers
1 year, 8 months ago

Jaishankar files his Rajya Sabha nomination papers

Hindustan Times  

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday filed his Rajya Sabha nomination papers at the Gujarat assembly in Gandhinagar in the presence of chief minister Bhupendra Patel and state Bharatiya Janata Party chief C R Paatil. External affairs minister S Jaishankar filing his Rajya Sabha nomination papers. With all your good wishes and blessings, I submitted my nomination for Rajya …

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 …

What Rajya Sabha polls tell us about Indian politics
2 years, 9 months ago

What Rajya Sabha polls tell us about Indian politics

Hindustan Times  

Take the political story first and four features are apparent. And once again — like Ahmed Patel had shown in the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat in 2017 — it was the Congress’s old guard that delivered. The Rajya Sabha — because of the indirectly elected nature of the chamber — was meant to insulate the lawmaking process from immediate …

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 …

Rajya Sabha polls: BJP bags 3 seats in Karnataka
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha polls: BJP bags 3 seats in Karnataka

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party's Nirmala Sitharaman, Jaggesh and Lehar Singh Siroya have won the Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka, announced party national general secretary CT Ravi on Friday. In Rajasthan, the Congress party has won three Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan, while one seat has gone to the BJP. Voting was held on 16 Rajya Sabha seats across four states …

Rajya Sabha polls Highlights: In Maharashtra, BJP and MVA win three seats each
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha polls Highlights: In Maharashtra, BJP and MVA win three seats each

Hindustan Times  

Elections to 57 seats in Rajya Sabha, spread across 15 states and Union territories, are slated to be held on June 10. Rajya Sabha Election 2022 Live Updates: Voting was held on 16 Rajya Sabha seats across four states- Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka on Friday. In Rajasthan, the Congress won three Rajya Sabha seats while the BJP could only win …

Rajya Sabha polls Highlights: In Maharashtra, BJP and MVA win three seats each
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha polls Highlights: In Maharashtra, BJP and MVA win three seats each

Hindustan Times  

Elections to 57 seats in Rajya Sabha, spread across 15 states and Union territories, are slated to be held on June 10. Rajya Sabha Election 2022 Live Updates: Voting was held on 16 Rajya Sabha seats across four states- Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka on Friday. In Rajasthan, the Congress won three Rajya Sabha seats while the BJP could only win …

Rajya Sabha polls Highlights: In Maharashtra, BJP and MVA win three seats each
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha polls Highlights: In Maharashtra, BJP and MVA win three seats each

Hindustan Times  

Elections to 57 seats in Rajya Sabha, spread across 15 states and Union territories, are slated to be held on June 10. Rajya Sabha Election 2022 Live Updates: Voting was held on 16 Rajya Sabha seats across four states- Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka on Friday. In Rajasthan, the Congress won three Rajya Sabha seats while the BJP could only win …

Rajya Sabha polls: Sitharaman, Surjewala among others elected to Upper House
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha polls: Sitharaman, Surjewala among others elected to Upper House

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha polls: Sitharaman, Surjewala among others elected to Upper House Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and senior leader Jairam Ramesh were among the eight candidates that were elected to the from Karnataka and Rajasthan, while counting got delayed in Maharashtra and Haryana amid wrangling by rival parties over alleged breach of voting rules. Union …

Explained: How elections for the Rajya Sabha polls are held
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained: How elections for the Rajya Sabha polls are held

Firstpost  

Unlike the Lok Sabha, where members are chosen directly by voters, Rajya Sabha members are elected by MLAs The Rajya Sabha election to fill 57 seats across 15 states is fast approaching. But in the Rajya Sabha, members are chosen through indirect elections – elected members of legislative Assemblies or MLAs vote for members. As Rajya Sabha MPs are chosen …

Jailed Maha Minister Nawab Malik Seeks 1-day Bail to Cast Vote in Rajya Sabha Polls
2 years, 9 months ago

Jailed Maha Minister Nawab Malik Seeks 1-day Bail to Cast Vote in Rajya Sabha Polls

News 18  

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, currently in jail following arrest in a money laundering case, on Monday approached a special court here seeking bail for one day to cast vote in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections to six seats from the state. Last week, Maharashtra’s former home minister Anil Deshmukh, who is also in jail on money laundering charges, had filed …

Rajya Sabha Election 2022: Voting For 13 Seats Across Six States Today. Counting Of Votes After 5 PM
2 years, 11 months ago

Rajya Sabha Election 2022: Voting For 13 Seats Across Six States Today. Counting Of Votes After 5 PM

ABP News  

New Delhi: The elections for 13 Rajya Sabha seats across six states falling vacant in April will be held today. With the BJP winning in four out of the five states that recently went to Assembly polls, it eyes victory in at least five of the 13 seats. While BJP aims to win at least four Rajya Sabha seats from …

India’s Parliament must overcome its dysfunctional ways
3 years, 6 months ago

India’s Parliament must overcome its dysfunctional ways

Hindustan Times  

Vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu’s speech on the first Pranab Mukherjee memorial lecture led to interesting discussions. Forming the basis for Parliament’s functioning, the rules of procedure provide tools to Members of Parliament to hold the government accountable. Yet, in today’s Parliament, the time allotted for questions — the zero hour— has been reduced to the bare minimum, easily dispensable when …

Legislative Intent Is To Complete Rajya Sabha Election Process Before Members' Retirement : Kerala High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Legislative Intent Is To Complete Rajya Sabha Election Process Before Members' Retirement : Kerala High Court

Live Law  

Pronouncing judgment on petitions challenging the ECI's decision to keep in abeyance the elections that were initially slated for April 12, the Kerala High Court has emphasized that the election to RajyaSabha seats is to be conducted before the retirement of members. "The fact that it is upto the Commission to fix the schedule of election would not mean that …

Separate By-polls Permissible For Rajya Sabha Vacancies Which Arose On Different Dates : Jaishankar Defends His Election In Supreme Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Separate By-polls Permissible For Rajya Sabha Vacancies Which Arose On Different Dates : Jaishankar Defends His Election In Supreme Court

Live Law  

The External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar has defended his election to the Rajya Sabha last year before the Supreme Court.In his counter-affidavit, Jaishankar has stated that there exists no provision either in the Constitution or the Representation of Peoples Act prescribing election to vacant Rajya Sabha seats via single by-election.The affidavit has come on record in the. …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Petitions Challenging External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's Election to Rajya Sabha
4 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Petitions Challenging External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's Election to Rajya Sabha

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices on a batch of petitions challenging the election of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. The Gujarat High Court, on February 4, had dismissed the plea of Congress leader Gaurav Pandya against Jaishankar's election to the Rajya Sabha. The Congress leaders had moved the high court, challenging the election …

How are elections to the Rajya Sabha held?
4 years, 9 months ago

How are elections to the Rajya Sabha held?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Another round of Rajya Sabha elections has been completed. Since the strength of each party in the Assembly is known, it is not difficult to estimate the number of seats a party would win in the Rajya Sabha poll. The Election Commission of India issued two circulars, on January 24, 2014 and November 12, 2015, giving …

Elections to 24 Rajya Sabha seats to be held on 19 June, announces EC; polls for 18 seats were deferred due to coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Elections to 24 Rajya Sabha seats to be held on 19 June, announces EC; polls for 18 seats were deferred due to coronavirus outbreak

Firstpost  

Out of these 18 Rajya Sabha seats, four each are from Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, three each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, two from Jharkhand, and one each from Manipur and Meghalaya. Elections for 24 Rajya Sabha seats spread across 10 states will be held on 19 June, the Election Commission announced on Monday. The EC also announced that Rajya …

Comment | Do numbers matter in Rajya Sabha?
4 years, 10 months ago

Comment | Do numbers matter in Rajya Sabha?

The Hindu  

The Indian Constitution provides for parity of powers between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in law, making an exception in some cases. Again, when the Income Tax Bill, 1953, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha, some members questioned its certification as a Money Bill by the Lok Sabha Speaker. When the controversy was thickening, Prime Minister Nehru intervened, …

Rajya Sabha polls: MP BJP sends list of names to central party panel
5 years ago

Rajya Sabha polls: MP BJP sends list of names to central party panel

India TV News  

The Madhya Pradesh BJP has sent a list of 20 to 22 names, including national general secretaries Ram Madhav and Kailash Vijayvargiya, to the party's central poll panel to pick two candidates for the March 26 Rajya Sabha elections to three seats in the state, a senior leader said. The names of Satyanarayan Jatiya and Prabhat Jha, both sitting Rajya …

Supreme Court says no to the use of None of the above (NOTA) in Rajya Sabha elections
6 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court says no to the use of None of the above (NOTA) in Rajya Sabha elections

Op India  

The Supreme Court today issued an order barring the use of option ‘None of the above ’ in the elections to the Rajya Sabha citing it should be applied in direct polls only. A Bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud questioned the validity of the Election Commission’s notification, which allows NOTA as an option …

‘NOTA’ Option In Rajya Sabha Elections Will Undermine Purity Of Democracy & Serve As “Satan Of Defection & Corruption”: SC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 7 months ago

‘NOTA’ Option In Rajya Sabha Elections Will Undermine Purity Of Democracy & Serve As “Satan Of Defection & Corruption”: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that NOTA option cannot be allowed in Rajya Sabha elections, opining that while the option may serve as an “elixir” in direct elections, it would “not only undermine the purity of democracy but also serve the Satan of defection and corruption” if allowed in elections to the Council of States.The Bench comprising Chief Justice. …

NOTA Option Can't Be Used In Rajya Sabha Elections: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]
6 years, 7 months ago

NOTA Option Can't Be Used In Rajya Sabha Elections: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Supreme Court of India on Tuesday held that NOTA option cannot be allowed in Rajya Sabha Elections. The three-Judge bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud allowed the plea challenging the Election Commission’s circulars making NOTA option applicable to Rajya Sabha election. "Article 80 provides for indirect election to the Rajya Sabha by the …

Parliament Logjam Part 6: Waning legislative influence, lack of clear mission flags need to redefine Rajya Sabha's functioning
6 years, 10 months ago

Parliament Logjam Part 6: Waning legislative influence, lack of clear mission flags need to redefine Rajya Sabha's functioning

Firstpost  

Rajya Sabha has, over time, whittled away its legislative influence in Parliament, as well as its ability to represent states’ interests at a federal level. An additional way of operationalising legislative federalism is through an Upper House of Parliament where states’ representatives can articulate their distinct interests, and it is this function of the Rajya Sabha which has witnessed a …

Rajya Sabha Polls: All You Need To Know
7 years ago

Rajya Sabha Polls: All You Need To Know

The Quint  

Elections are being held for 59 seats in the upper house of India’s Parliament this week. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which continues to enjoy a majority in the Lok Sabha, has 58 seats in the 245-member Rajya Sabha. Coming close on the heels of the party’s bypoll losses in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is attempting to turn the narrative in …

Rajya Sabha elections today a game changer for Gujarat politics
7 years, 7 months ago

Rajya Sabha elections today a game changer for Gujarat politics

Live Mint  

Ahmedabad: The Rajya Sabha elections scheduled to be held in Gandhinagar on Tuesday could be a game changer for Gujarat politics with Congress’ key strategist Ahmed Patel in for one of the toughest challenges of his career. “This is one of the most closely watched Rajya Sabha elections ever,” said Ghanshyam Shah, an Ahmedabad-based political expert. BJP’s national president Amit …

Supreme Court blasts Congress over the issue of NOTA in Rajya Sabha elections
7 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court blasts Congress over the issue of NOTA in Rajya Sabha elections

Op India  

The Congress in recent days has been growing very anxious about the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, especially in Gujarat. If this wasn’t enough drama, the Congress decided that it had a problem against the ‘None Of The Above’ option, which would also be applicable in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Soon on 7th February 2014, Rajya Sabha elections were held …

Rajya Sabha elections: As it happened
8 years, 9 months ago

Rajya Sabha elections: As it happened

Hindustan Times  

Voting for Rajya Sabha biennial began on Saturday morning as 27 Upper House seats from seven states went to elections. # Polling begins in Madhya Pradesh, Ramniwas Rawat casts the first ballot Voting for the three RS seats from Madhya Pradesh in which two BJP candidates senior journalist MJ Akbar and Anil Dave and Congress nominee Vivek Tankha are in …

Crucial polls today: A guide to calculus of Rajya Sabha for dummies
8 years, 9 months ago

Crucial polls today: A guide to calculus of Rajya Sabha for dummies

Firstpost  

Elections to the Upper House, as you know are very different from those to the Lower one. 8) As mentioned earlier, the UP Vidhan Sabha has 403 MLAs and in these 11 Rajya Sabha seats; the magic number is 34 votes to get elected. 10) Now let’s see the current strength of different parties in Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha to …

Rajya Sabha names 10 members, including Digvijaya Singh, to Joint Committee on land bill | IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Rajya Sabha names 10 members, including Digvijaya Singh, to Joint Committee on land bill | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha today named 10 members, including Digvijaya Singh of Congress and TMC's Derek O'Brien, to the Joint Committee that will look into the controversial Land Acquisition Bill. The 30-member Joint Committee of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha would submit its report on the first day of Monsoon Session on the bill which has already been passed by …

Rajya Sabha to sit beyond 7 pm from Monday | IndiaTV News
10 years ago

Rajya Sabha to sit beyond 7 pm from Monday | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha will sit for late hours in last week of the first half of the budget session from Monday to clear the pending legislative and other businesses. Government, who is woefully short of majority in Upper House, has been able to convert three of the six ordinances into bills after consultations with parties, while two of them …

Electoral System in India
21 years, 5 months ago

Electoral System in India

Hindustan Times  

India is a constitutional democracy with a parliamentary system of government, and at the heart of the system is a commitment to hold regular, free and fair elections. In the 1996 election to Lok Sabha there were 1,269 candidates from 38 officially recognised national and state parties seeking election, 1,048 candidates from registered parties, not recognised and 10,635 independent candidates. …

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