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Eight BJP candidates from Uttar Pradesh file nomination for Rajya Sabha polls

The BJP has fielded eight candidates from Uttar Pradesh, three each from Maharashtra and Karnataka, and two from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, and one each from Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Haryana

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Rajya Sabha elections set to be a thriller

Eyeing dissonance in Congress, BJP fields more candidates than it is certain to win in the polls.

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Imran Pratapgarhi’s nomination to Rajya Sabha poll roils Maharashtra Congress

Ex-MLA from Nagpur Ashish Deshmukh resigns as the Congress’s Maharashtra unit’s general secretary

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Rajya Sabha polls | BJP wants to indulge in horse-trading: Ashok Gehlot

"From where will they bring votes? They want to indulge in horse-trading,” the Rajasthan Chief Minister said on BJP-backed independent Subhash Chandra.

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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi’s exit from Rajya Sabha may mean no Muslim face for BJP in Parliament

Till Budget Session, party had three Muslim MPs; all, however, in the Rajya Sabha, and none in Lok Sabha

The Hindu

UP Rajya Sabha Election: 8 BJP candidates file nomination for the RS polls

Eight Bharatiya Janata Party candidates filed the nomination papers on Tuesday from Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in Lucknow. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Disquiet in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh over ‘outsiders’ being nominated as Rajya Sabha candidates

Congress was forced to defend its choices in Chhattisgarh after stinging comments while an independent who is crucial for victory in Rajasthan sought a ‘rethink’

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Shiver and seizure: On the list of Congress Rajya Sabha candidates

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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi misses bus on RS nomination, BJP to contest third seat in Karnataka

There were no explanations offered for the exclusion of Mr. Naqvi, India’s Minority Affairs Minister and the only Muslim minister

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Rajya Sabha polls | BJP fields three candidates from Maharashtra, prompts ‘horse-trading’ accusations from ruling Shiv Sena

After Piyush Goyal and Anil Bonde, Kolhapur’s Dhananjay Mahadik is the BJP’s third choice

The Hindu

Will seek Prime Minister Modi’s advice on what to do next, says RCP Singh

JD(U) did not renominate the Union Minister to the Rajya Sabha

The Hindu

Congress enters fray for fourth RS seat while JD (S) candidate is set to file nomination today; BJP move being watched

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No Rajya Sabha seat for RCP Singh: What this says about internal strife within JDU

The decision to deny someone a position can often be as critical in politics as the decision to award it. This is equally true for how political parties look at the candidates they can send to the Rajya Sabha – a decision influenced by a number of factors.

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BJP fields three candidates for Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra; Fadnavis says ‘all will win’

In Maharashtra, where six seats are up for the Rajya Sabha election, other than Piyush Goyal, the BJP has named Anil Bonde and Dhananjay Mahadik

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Chidambaram, Shanmugam, Dharmar file RS nominations

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Congress MP Vivek Tankha files nomination papers for Rajya Sabha polls

Of the total 11 Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, the BJP holds eight, while the Congress has the remaining three.

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JMM names Mahua Maji as candidate for Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand

Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that Mahua Maji, former chairperson of Jharkhand State Commission for Women, would be the candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls

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Rajya Sabha polls | RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary files nomination

Lucknow Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on May 30 filed his nomination for the Rajya

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News Analysis | Denial of Rajya Sabha seat to R.C.P. Singh reveals unease in BJP-JD(U) alliance

Ties may come under strain again during Presidential polls in July

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Jayant Chaudhary files nomination for RS elections; Akhilesh Yadav also present

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Chief Jayant Chaudhary on Monday filed his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections as a joint candidate of Rashtriya Lok Dal and Samajwadi Party. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Morning Digest | Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala shot dead; Hardik Pandya-inspired Gujarat Titans lift IPL trophy, and more

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Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma don’t figure in Congress Rajya Sabha list

However, two G-23 leaders — Mukul Wasnik and Vivek Tankha — have been accomodated.

The Hindu

RCP Singh out, JD(U) names its Jharkhand chief as RS nominee from Bihar

Mr. Singh will have to resign from the Union Cabinet unless he can get BJP to send him to the Upper House.

The Hindu

BJD announces four Rajya Sabha candidates, chooses tribal leader over royals in western Odisha

The outgoing MPs are N. Bhaskar Rao, Prasanna Acharya, Sasmit Patra and Subash Singh. Patra has been renominated by the party

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Chidambaram is Congress nominee for RS seat from T.N.

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