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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicRajya Sabha polls

Topic: Rajya Sabha polls

AAP to field industrialist Rajinder Gupta for Rajya Sabha bypolls in Punjab

Gupta was holding a cabinet role in the state government as vice chairman of the Punjab Economic Policy and Planning Board.

Election Commission announces bypolls to 6 Rajya Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha & West Bengal

All six vacancies arose due to the resignation of members. The polling will take place on 20 December and the results will be declared the same day.

Congress’ Abhishek Manu Singhvi moves Himachal HC challenging his defeat in Rajya Sabha polls

BJP's Harsh Mahajan won the 27 Feb election through draw of lots after both candidates secured 34 votes each.

Who is Syed Naseer Hussain, Congress Rajya Sabha MP in middle of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ row

BJP claims Hussain's supporters chanted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ after his victory in RS polls. But, Congress MP says he is being targeted because of his faith & for cornering Centre.

Vikramaditya makes U-turn but Sukhu govt in Himachal still on slippery slope after BJP’s ‘near-coup’

Cross-voting by 6 Congress MLAs in favour of BJP in Rajya Sabha polls set off political crisis in Himachal Pradesh. State BJP leaders claim Sukhu govt ‘no longer enjoys majority’.

Deadbolt the stables, milord & why conscientious cross-voters thrive in politics

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Amid risks of losing majority in RS polls, Himachal CM Sukhvinder Sukhu says he hasn’t resigned

Six Congress MLAs voted in favour of BJP candidate in Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday with sources claiming they are ‘disappointed’ with working style of Sukhvinder.

In Himachal, crisis for Congress deepens as party leader Vikramaditya Singh resigns from Cabinet

Son of late ex-CM Virbhadra Singh, Vikramaditya says he & other MLAs have been sidelined over past yr. This comes amid BJP's demand for division of votes in Assembly to pass state budget.

Rajya Sabha polls expose fault lines within BJP-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka ahead of Lok Sabha

Open defiance by 2 BJP MLAs — one of whom cross-voted & the other abstained — indicates simmering dissent within BJP ranks in the state, fuelling speculations of another round of exodus.

Question mark on Congress govt’s survival in Himachal after BJP springs surprise in Rajya Sabha polls

Six from ruling party & three Independents cross-voted to facilitate BJP’s win despite Congress's numerical strength in assembly. Votes were tied & Mahajan won through draw of lots.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.