Lucknow, Oct 6 (UNI) Eight BJP candidates filed their nominations for the biennial Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha elections here on Tuesday in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and UP BJP President and union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 6 (UNI) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MPswill join the Opposition parties'' protest march in New Delhi on Tuesday demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the reported deletion of voters'' names across the country.
Kolkata, Oct 5 (UNI) Actor-turned-politician Koel Mallik on Monday formally joined the BJP, ending months of speculation over her political future.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNI) The BJP on Sunday announced senior leader Dinesh Arya as its candidate for the 2026 Rajya Sabha biennial election in Uttarakhand and Rukmini Mallick, also known as Koel Mallick, from West Bengal.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party leader in the Rajya Sabha Derek O''Brien has protested the party''s exclusion from the chairpersonship of any of the eight Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees under the Upper House for 2026-27, arguing that the decision raises wider questions about the functioning of Parliament and its scrutiny mechanisms.
Vibha Sharma New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) nominees for the upcoming biennial Rajya Sabha elections-one expected, Professor Ram Gopal Yadav, and one surprise, corporate executive Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani, filed their nomination papers in Lucknow on Wednesday. The BJP is yet to reveal its cards for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant in the key state, which goes to the polls next year.
Manoj Bhadra.
Vibha SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) In India, there are many high-profile political families divided across opposing political parties, such as the Scindia family once upon a time. Split loyalties also often resulted in relatives campaigning against each other. However, this is perhaps the first time that a powerful business/corporate family will have members on both sides of the spectrum—the Treasury and Opposition benches—both.
Lucknow, Sep30 (UNI) The Samajwadi Party (SP) has sparked a buzz in political circles by nominating industrialist and Reliance Group executive Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani as its second candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, alongside senior party leader and sitting MP Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav.