Rajya Sabha nominations

RAJYA SABHA NOMINATIONS NEWS

Chase, face-off between Punjab, Chandigarh cops over custody of RS aspirant

October 15, 2025 1:09 am

Navneet Chaturvedi, national president of Janata Party and a resident of Jaipur, was booked Monday in Punjab’s several districts after AAP MLAs alleged their signatures were forged nomination papers submitted by him

Knowledge Nugget | How and why members are nominated to Rajya Sabha – A must-know for UPSC aspirants

July 15, 2025 10:44 am

UPSC Current Affairs: Recently 4 new members have been nominated to Rajya Sabha. What are nominated seats? How are nominated members chosen? Here's all you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to learn how Rajya Sabha MPs are elected.

Ex-foreign secy, 26/11 prosecutor among four nominated to Rajya Sabha

July 14, 2025 7:23 am

The sole politician on the list, retired schoolteacher Sadanandan Master survived an attack in north Kerala’s Kannur three decades ago in which he lost both his legs

A karsevak part of Babri demolition, a Congress turncoat and a woman professor: BJP's RS choices from Maharashtra

February 14, 2024 11:20 pm

As the BJP nominates two-time CM Ashok Chavan, Dr Ajit Gopchade and former MLA Medha Kulkarni and for the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra, a look at who they are and why they were picked.

BJP giving Chavan RS nomination is disrespect to martyred soldiers: Uddhav

February 14, 2024 7:37 am

BJP party of ayaram (defectors) not Shri Ram: Sena (UBT) chief

Rajya Sabha nominations: BJP has new faces, inductees; Congress lists mostly new

March 12, 2018 1:16 pm

Narayan Rane and Kirodi Lal Meena, Anil Baluni and Muraleeedharan among 18 BJP candidates in RS list that pays attention to caste equations.

Kumar Vishwas vs Arvind Kejriwal: Fissures in AAP after infighting over Rajya Sabha nominations

January 03, 2018 9:44 pm

Elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi would be held on January 16 as the terms of the incumbent members, Karan Singh, Janardan Dwivedi and Parvez Hashmi — all from the Congress — end on January 27.

Maharashtra: All 7 candidates set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed

January 29, 2014 12:24 pm

The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on Wednesday.

PM Manmohan Singh files Rajya Sabha papers from Assam

May 15, 2013 12:38 am

Singh,who was first elected to RS from a seat in Assam in 1991,has since been elected four times.

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