The Election Commission of India’s recent announcement of by-elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, which fell vacant following the resignations of Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik — the three Trinamool Congress MPs who stepped down after the party’s debacle in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections — has brought the focus back on the former MPs and the BJP’s plans for them.
Eight newly-elected Rajya Sabha MPs, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and BJP leader Tarun Chugh, took the oath as members of the Upper House on Monday. Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to the new members.
Senior Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Saturday demanded the immediate registration of an FIR against Champat Rai, former General Secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, over allegations of misappropriation of donations received at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh launched a scathing attack on the Yogi Adityanath government over the Aliganj fire incident here.
Spokesperson of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and a Rajya Sabha MP told the media in Delhi that six MPs from his party were offered an additional Rs 10 crore to split away from the party and join the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
How dare you think of maligning an already Indian citizen by offering citizenship further? This is utter humiliating and an assault to the dignity of Matuas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says her presence is a powerful testament to 'Nari Shakti'.
Rajya Sabha member from north Bengal on the BJP ticket Nagendra Roy, alias Ananta-Maharaj, today expressed unhappiness over the saffron camp as well as its leadership in Bengal.
The SP President said on Wednesday the rebel MLAs were those whose conscience was dead and action will be taken as per rules against those who voted for the BJP candidate.
Jairam Thakur who reached Raj Bhawan to meet Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla this morning said that his party has apprised the Governor of incidents taken place recently in the Assembly.
