Rajya Sabha nomination

Ex-MP Rajani Patil is Cong nominee for RS

September 21, 2021 6:00 am

Former MP Rajani Patil, 62, is currently the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir and is considered a Gandhi family loyalist. She had represented Beed as an MLA in 1996 and subsequently served a term in the Rajya Sabha starting 2013.

Congress list of 10 leaves out all outgoing MPs, except Singhvi

March 12, 2018 4:31 am

The Congress wanted to accommodate one or two seniors in Karnataka, while Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was reportedly against giving tickets to an outsider in an election year.

Four Congress leaders vying for Rajya Sabha nomination from Punjab

May 25, 2016 6:15 am

While five berths were vacated in April, three were given to the SAD-BJP alliance and two remained with the Congress, considering the strength of legislators in state Assembly.

Road to Haryana Rajya Sabha seat: BJP may go for Birender, may seek INLD vote for another

May 25, 2016 6:02 am

At present, BJP has 47 MLAs in the 90 member Haryana Vidhan Sabha, INLD has 19 and Congress 17. To get their candidate elected, the parties need 31 votes.

Punjab: Cong defers list after Dalit leaders oppose Hans Raj Hans’ inclusion

March 11, 2016 8:29 am

Hans had joined Congress recently and sources said Punjab Congress president, Capt Amarinder Singh, is keen on providing him a Rajya Sabha berth.

JD(U) likely to nominate Sharad Yadav, two others for Rajya Sabha

June 09, 2014 3:47 pm

Party wanted to give a seat to Congress to strike a formal alliance but did not because of apprehensions of some dissidents voting against party candidate.

Devyani’s father to contest LS elections

June 21, 2020 11:21 am

Devyani Khobragade's father aspired for berth in RS,daughter has Adarsh flat & more

December 19, 2013 3:22 am

Uttam Khobragade’s name had also figured in the Adarsh Housing Society scam,

SP names Kanaklata for one RS bypoll; cleric,scribes vie for other

December 04, 2013 4:27 am

Cleric,ministers,journalists and senior SP leaders are vying for Rajya Sabha nomination in Uttar Pradesh.

SC refuses to hear pleas against Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to RS

October 29, 2012 2:05 pm

A Bench headed by CJI Altamas Kabir has said that 'this is not a fit case to be entertained'.