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"Outstanding Umpire": PM On New Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today highlighted the role of Bihar in the country's "democratic ethos", recalling former greats like Jayaprakash Narayan and Karpuri Thakur while congratulating Rajya Sabha member Harivansh Singh, who got elected as the deputy chairman of the Upper House today for a second time.
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Biju Janata Dal To Back NDA Candidate For Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Post
BJD Monday extended support to NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh in the election for Rajya Sabha depurty chairman drawing sharp criticism from the Congress which said the regional party's true face has been revealed.
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Monsoon Session 2020 Highlights: NDA Candidate Harivansh Singh Appointed Deputy Chairman Of Rajya Sabha
Ruling alliance NDA candidate Harivansh has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha today as the monsoon session of parliament began.
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Sena To Back Opposition For Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Post: Sanjay Raut
Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday announced that his party will support the Opposition's candidate Manoj Jha of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman election.
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Manoj Jha To Be Joint Opposition Candidate For Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
Several opposition parties on Thursday decided to field RJD leader Manoj Jha as their joint candidate for the September 14 election of the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman.
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Rajya Sabha Polls: 37 Elected Unopposed, Election To 18 Seats On March 26
NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh were among 37 candidates elected unopposed on Wednesday to Rajya Sabha as the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended.
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Three JDU, BJP Candidates From Bihar File Rajya Sabha Nominations
All three candidates of the ruling JD(U)-BJP combine in Bihar, including Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, filed their nominations on Friday for the March 26 elections to the upper house of parliament, a top state assembly official said.
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Two Rajya Sabha Members Each Of Congress, TMC Skip Voting
As many as 16 members, including 15 MPs from opposition parties, were not present in the Rajya Sabha during the voting to elect its Deputy Chairman on Thursday.
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Nitish Kumar Thanks Chandrasekhar Rao For Party's Support In Rajya Sabha
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday thanked his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao for the support extended by his party Telangana Rashtra Samith (TRS) to NDA candidate for the election of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
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TRS Possible Ally After 2019 Lok Sabha Polls, Hints BJP Party Leader
The BJP sees Telangana's ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), which supported the NDA in the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman election, as a potential ally post the general elections in 2019, a leader of its state unit hinted today.
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Hope For Constructive Debate, Consensus In House: Harivansh Singh
Newly elected Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh today said it would be his endeavour to uphold the dignity of the Upper House and expressed hope that differences would be ironed out through constructive debates, consensus and guidance.
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Minus 16: How No Shows Sabotaged Rajya Sabha Elections For Opposition
The opposition's big unity test in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday ended in a big "F" -- what's seen as the reason is the Congress failure to co-opt Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party and Andhra Pradesh's YSR Congress. But a close look at the list of absentees -- even among the parties on its side -- provides another reason.
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Harivansh: A First Time MP Who Became Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
Newly elected Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh preferred the struggle of journalism to a cushy government job in his early days and did well in his chosen field while also maintaining good ties with politicians.
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"You Promised Support To Modi": Congress Leader's Crushing Retort To AAP
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has so far been silent on the combative words from Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party. But today his party colleague Sharmistha Mukherjee picked up cudgels on his behalf and took on AAP, saying its "boycott" of the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman elections has only helped the BJP.
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We Win Some, Lose Some, Says Sonia Gandhi On Rajya Sabha Defeat
As the opposition failed another unity test today, losing the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha to the government, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi offered a stoic comment.
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"Outstanding Umpire": PM On New Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today highlighted the role of Bihar in the country's "democratic ethos", recalling former greats like Jayaprakash Narayan and Karpuri Thakur while congratulating Rajya Sabha member Harivansh Singh, who got elected as the deputy chairman of the Upper House today for a second time.
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Biju Janata Dal To Back NDA Candidate For Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Post
BJD Monday extended support to NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh in the election for Rajya Sabha depurty chairman drawing sharp criticism from the Congress which said the regional party's true face has been revealed.
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Monsoon Session 2020 Highlights: NDA Candidate Harivansh Singh Appointed Deputy Chairman Of Rajya Sabha
Ruling alliance NDA candidate Harivansh has been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha today as the monsoon session of parliament began.
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Sena To Back Opposition For Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Post: Sanjay Raut
Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday announced that his party will support the Opposition's candidate Manoj Jha of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman election.
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Manoj Jha To Be Joint Opposition Candidate For Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
Several opposition parties on Thursday decided to field RJD leader Manoj Jha as their joint candidate for the September 14 election of the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman.
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Rajya Sabha Polls: 37 Elected Unopposed, Election To 18 Seats On March 26
NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh were among 37 candidates elected unopposed on Wednesday to Rajya Sabha as the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended.
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Three JDU, BJP Candidates From Bihar File Rajya Sabha Nominations
All three candidates of the ruling JD(U)-BJP combine in Bihar, including Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, filed their nominations on Friday for the March 26 elections to the upper house of parliament, a top state assembly official said.
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Two Rajya Sabha Members Each Of Congress, TMC Skip Voting
As many as 16 members, including 15 MPs from opposition parties, were not present in the Rajya Sabha during the voting to elect its Deputy Chairman on Thursday.
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Nitish Kumar Thanks Chandrasekhar Rao For Party's Support In Rajya Sabha
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday thanked his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao for the support extended by his party Telangana Rashtra Samith (TRS) to NDA candidate for the election of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
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TRS Possible Ally After 2019 Lok Sabha Polls, Hints BJP Party Leader
The BJP sees Telangana's ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), which supported the NDA in the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman election, as a potential ally post the general elections in 2019, a leader of its state unit hinted today.
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Hope For Constructive Debate, Consensus In House: Harivansh Singh
Newly elected Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh today said it would be his endeavour to uphold the dignity of the Upper House and expressed hope that differences would be ironed out through constructive debates, consensus and guidance.
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Minus 16: How No Shows Sabotaged Rajya Sabha Elections For Opposition
The opposition's big unity test in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday ended in a big "F" -- what's seen as the reason is the Congress failure to co-opt Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party and Andhra Pradesh's YSR Congress. But a close look at the list of absentees -- even among the parties on its side -- provides another reason.
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Harivansh: A First Time MP Who Became Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
Newly elected Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh preferred the struggle of journalism to a cushy government job in his early days and did well in his chosen field while also maintaining good ties with politicians.
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"You Promised Support To Modi": Congress Leader's Crushing Retort To AAP
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has so far been silent on the combative words from Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party. But today his party colleague Sharmistha Mukherjee picked up cudgels on his behalf and took on AAP, saying its "boycott" of the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman elections has only helped the BJP.
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We Win Some, Lose Some, Says Sonia Gandhi On Rajya Sabha Defeat
As the opposition failed another unity test today, losing the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha to the government, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi offered a stoic comment.
