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.
It is a repeat of 2019 RS polls in Odisha as Vaishnaw was sent to the Upper House with wholehearted support of the regional party.
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is expected to file her nomination papers for Rajya Sabha biennial polls to be held on three seats on February 27 today.
The Election Commission has scheduled the Rajya Sabha elections for 15 states, including Uttar Pradesh, on February 27.
The Trinamul Congress on Sunday announced the candidature of journalist Sagarika Ghose and former MP Sushmita Dev in addition to two others for the Rajya Sabha election from West Bengal while benching three sitting parliamentarians.
The BJP announced seven candidates in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday night for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled to be held on February 27.
