Election Commission to take call on Rajya Sabha polls deferred due to COVID-19 next week
In March, the commission had deferred the March 26 Rajya Sabha elections citing threat of the coronavirus and had said a decision will be taken after reviewing the situation.
May 01, 2020, 17:57 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: BJP will get support of BTP, NCP MLAs, says Gujarat CM Rupani
Gujarat CM said he is hopeful that all three BJP candidates in the fray will emerge victorious with support from these MLAs.
Mar 19, 2020, 23:12 PM IST
Six candidates from Tamil Nadu set to be elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
An official release here said three nominations were rejected, leaving only the six in the fray.
Mar 16, 2020, 18:48 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: Congress names 12 candidates; Shiv Sena fields Priyanka Chaturvedi from Maharashtra
The Congress party on Thursday declared 12 candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls, including party general secretary KC Venugopal, Deepender Hooda and senior Supreme Court advocate KTS Tulsi. The Congress named Digvijaya Singh and Phool Singh Baraiya as candidates from Madhya Pradesh where a keen contest would take place in one out of three seats as the BJP has also announced two candidates - Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sumer Singh Solanki.
Mar 12, 2020, 22:44 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: BJP releases second list of five candidates
BJP has named Dushyant Gautam from Haryana, Ram Chandra Jhangra, Indu Goswami, Bhagwat Karar and Dr Sumer Singh Solanki for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
Mar 12, 2020, 15:50 PM IST
TDP to enter RS poll to expose YSRCP's double standards: Chandrababu Naidu
N Chandrababu Naidu said that the main objective of TDP joining the RS poll would be to keep alive the public debate on Chief Minister M Jagan Mohan Reddy led government`s corrupt and anti-people policies.
Mar 11, 2020, 00:03 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath meets Sonia Gandhi as 2 Congress MLAs still 'missing' ahead of Rajya Sabha polls
Some Congress leaders have demanded that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra be nominated from the state for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
Mar 09, 2020, 19:48 PM IST
CM Kamal Nath staves off threat to his government in Madhya Pradesh as MLAs return to Congress
Chief Minister Kamal Nath managed to ward off its biggest challenge in 14 months in office, foiling the BJP's attempt to topple the Madhya Pradesh government by buying out the ruling alliance MLAs.
Mar 05, 2020, 08:38 AM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: Seven 'rebel' JD-S MLAs who voted for Congress in Karnataka quit party
The seven 'rebel' JD-S MLAs will reportedly join the Congress party on Sunday.
Mar 24, 2018, 21:38 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: BJP avenges by-poll defeat in UP, Congress wins big in Karnataka
While BSP has cried foul and said money power triumphed, BJP said it is win of truth in UP. In other results, Congress bagged three seats in Karnataka and Trinamool managed four in West Bengal.
Mar 24, 2018, 00:01 AM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: Left-backed media baron Veerendra Kumar elected from Kerala
The 80-year-old MP Veerendra Kumar, a former Union Minister and newspaper baron, secured 89 votes as against 40 that Congress's Babu Prasad got.
Mar 23, 2018, 23:56 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: Congress's AM Singhvi, 4 TMC candidates win from West Bengal
The four TMC candidates were elected to the Rajya Sabha on Friday while only Congress could send only one candidate to the Upper House.
Mar 23, 2018, 23:45 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: BJP's Saroj Pandey wins from Chhattisgarh
BJP's Saroj Pandey has won the Rajya Sabha election from Chhattisgarh by defeating Congress's Lekhram Sahu on Friday.
Mar 23, 2018, 23:27 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: Three TRS candidates declared winners, Congress's P Balram loses
TRS candidates B Prakash, B Lingaiah Yadav and J Santosh Kumar were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Telangana in the election held to fill three vacancies from the state on Friday.
Mar 23, 2018, 23:18 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: BJP bags nine seats, Samajwadi Party 1 in Uttar Pradesh
The nine BJP members who have been elected to Rajya Sabha from UP are Arun Jaitley, Ashok Bajpai, Vijaya Pal Singh Tomar, Sakal Deep Rajbhar, Kanta Kardam, Anil Jain, Harnath Singh Yadav, GVL Narsimha Rao and Anil Agarwal.
Mar 23, 2018, 23:01 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: List of representatives elected to the Upper House
Here is the list of those who have been elected to the Rajya Sabha.
Mar 23, 2018, 19:37 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: Congress MLA Anila Bhediya accused of disclosing vote
Congress MLA Anila Bhediya has been accused of disclosing her vote cast in a secret ballot, in a gross violation of election norms.
Mar 23, 2018, 17:24 PM IST
Rajya Sabha polls: Cross-voting reported from Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka | BJP likely to gain
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Anil Singh openly declared his support for BJP
Mar 23, 2018, 14:58 PM IST
