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Congress leader Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls at Rajasthan Assembly, in Jaipur, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot are also seen. (PTI)

Sonia Gandhi files nomination for RS elections from Rajasthan

Party treasurer Ajay Maken has been fielded from Karnataka and Abhishek Singhvi from Himachal Pradesh

15 Feb 2024 1:53 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Congress leader Rajeev Shukla during a meeting, in Shimla, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Cong's slide in Himachal sign of a deeper...

Cross-voting chaos in Himachal as Congress faces dissent, BJP claims majority, creating a political turmoil

1 March 2024 2:49 AM IST

The Election Commission denied his claim that EVMs can be programmed to favour any particular party. (Photo: DC archives)

Nota: See the larger picture

The Nota option was on the ballot in many Rajya Sabha elections, but most parties, including the BJP, found no reason to...

5 Aug 2017 12:06 AM IST

Congress leader Ahmed Patel arrives at the parliament house in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Congress should learn from Gujarat RS win

Ahmed Patel may have been elected but he did not win because he could not keep his flock together.

11 Aug 2017 12:22 AM IST

Congress on edge for Rajya Sabha voting on Tuesday

As per the current strength of the Gujarat Assembly, each candidate requires a minimum of 44 votes to win.

8 Aug 2017 4:23 AM IST

RS election: Congress set to renominate Ahmed Patel

Patel is a four term Rajya Sabha MP and has also been elected to the Lok Sabha thrice from Bharuch parliamentary...

24 July 2017 5:04 AM IST

Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya

Left Front to field Bikash for RS polls

The polls will be held for six Rajya Sabha seats from the state on August 8.

29 July 2017 4:30 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel. (Photo: PTI)

Ahmed Patel in trouble as three more Gujarat MLAs quit Congress

A worried Congress flew nine of its Gujarat MLAs to Bangaluru to prevent poaching by the BJP.

29 July 2017 2:08 AM IST

Ramanlal Vora, Speaker of Gujarat Assembly (Photo: ANI)

3 more Congress MLAs resign in Gujarat; 6 in 2 days

On Thursday three Congress MLAs from Gujarat had resigned and joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

28 July 2017 6:21 PM IST

Ramanlal Vora, Speaker of Gujarat Assembly (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Cong under pressure in Gujarat as 1 more MLA resigns; count up to 6

The resignation of three more MLAs on Friday has reduced Congress's tally to 51 in the 182-seat Assembly.

28 July 2017 4:03 PM IST

Amit Shah, Smriti Irani file nomination for RS elections from Gujarat

Amit Shah, Smriti Irani file nomination for RS elections from Gujarat

BJP's woman tribal leader Sampatia Uike from MP will be fielded in the RS by-election from Gujarat, Union Minister JP...

28 July 2017 12:31 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat: Amit Shah, Smriti Irani to file nomination for RS elections...

The Parliamentary board of the BJP on Wednesday announced that Amit Shah and Smriti Irani will contest for RS elections...

28 July 2017 7:56 AM IST