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TopicRajya Sabha polls

Topic: Rajya Sabha polls

Himachal RS polls headed for nail-biter? Congress on guard amid dissent, nominee’s outsider tag

MLAs Sudhir Sharma & Rajinder Rana have been expressing dissatisfaction with party leadership for quite some time. Abhishek Manu Singhvi is Congress candidate from hill state.

Bahubali, seven-time MLA, ex-minister — why BJP, SP made beeline for Raja bhaiya’s Kunda mansion

Kunda strongman will be key to ensuring victory of BJP's eighth candidate. Similarly, SP needs outside support for its third nominee. RS polls to take place Tuesday.

‘This is no family drama’ — after RLD set-back, ally Apna Dal (K) calls SP’s RS candidate list a ‘fraud’

Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)’s Pallavi Patel has objected to SP’s nominations of Jaya Bachchan & Alok Ranjan. For SP, this comes less than a week after former ally RLD joined NDA fold. 

Diamond merchant who donated ‘generously’ to Ram temple — who is BJP’s RS nominee Govindbhai Dholakia

Born into a family of farmers, Dholakia is a philanthropist businessman from Surat. He was announced as one of the BJP’s four nominees for Rajya Sabha polls scheduled for 27 February.

Why BJP decided not to renominate Sushil Modi for Rajya Sabha

Party insiders say the veteran leader is seen as someone who is submissive to Nitish Kumar. Central leadership has announced Bhim Singh & Dharamshila Gupta as nominees.

Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction gets new name, it’s now Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar

Election Commission allotted the new name a day after it recognised Ajit Pawar faction as the real NCP. New name is only for Rajya Sabha polls this month, the poll body says.

EC announces elections for 56 Rajya Sabha seats across 15 states, polls on 27 February

According to Election Commission of India note released Monday, term of office of 56 members of the Council of States elected from 15 states is due to expire on their retirement in April.

On Camera

Satyajit Ray to Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound — how Martin Scorsese plays patron saint at Oscars

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of free trade and spur reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.