Rajya Sabha polls 2024: Congress names 6 candidates from Karnataka, MP, Telangana; Ajay Maken, Renuka Chowdhury on list
Indian National Congress on Wednesday announced the list of six candidates from Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana for the Rajya Sabha elections to be held on February 27. The party has fielded AICC treasurer Ajay Maken, Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain and GC Chandrashekhar from Karnataka. Ashok Singh has been fielded from Madhya Pradesh, while former MP Renuka Chowdhury and Anil Kumar Yadav will contest from Telangana.
Earlier in the day, former Congress president and parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election from Rajasthan. Former party chief Rahul Gandhi, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and state party president Govind Singh Dotasra were present during her nomination filing. The Congress announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha Biennial elections today.
According to an official release from the All India Congress Committee (AICC), "Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Sonia Gandhi from Rajasthan and Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh from Bihar." Abhishek Manu Singhvi has been fielded from Himachal Pradesh and Chandrakant Handore from Maharashtra. On Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its list of Rajya Sabha candidates for 14 seats, which include former Congress minister RPN Singh and six others for Uttar Pradesh, and a mix of leaders from other states, aimed at balancing caste equations and boosting organisational morale and strength.
A total of 56 members of the Rajya Sabha from 15 states are retiring in April and the election to the seats will be held on February 27. The voting will take place from 9 am to 4 pm. The last date for filing
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