Rajya Sabha Membership

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi retains membership of Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence, while actor-politician and first-time parliamentarian Kangana Ranaut of the BJP is assigned to the committee on Information Technology, the Rajya Sabha said.

In a big setback to the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP, two Rajya Sabha MPs have resigned from the party and their membership in the Upper House. Vice President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar has accepted their resignation

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh announced his intention to raise the issue of the Old Pension Scheme in Parliament when his membership in the Rajya Sabha is revoked.

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Telangana and former Rajya Sabha MP Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu today resigned from the primary membership of the party.

Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh, who serves as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, today announced that he will contribute his salary for the education and welfare of the daughters of farmers.

Former Union minister and BJP leader Birender Singh has resigned from his Rajya Sabha membership, according to an official communique issued today. His resignation has been accepted by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, it said.

Two former Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders, who had quit their party and Rajya Sabha membership recently, joined the BJP on Saturday, lauding the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Shiv Sena today asked how Narayan Rane could be the ally BJP's candidate for Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra when he is not a member of the BJP.

Sharad Yadav, who had opposed Nitish Kumar's decision to ally with the BJP and split Bihar's ruling Janata Dal United, was disqualified from Rajya Sabha today. Following a petition from the JD(U), Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu terminated his membership from the upper house of parliament with immediate effect.

Senior CPM leader Sitaram Yechury will not get a third term in the Rajya Sabha, his party has decided, sources told NDTV. The CPM's central committee, the party's highest executive body, met in Delhi over three days and voted against sending Mr Yechury to the upper house with the help of the Congress.

India's membership continues to be under consideration of the NSG and government was engaging with all members of the 48-nation grouping for an early decision on country's application, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said today.

The Ethics Committee of Parliament is set to recommend the expulsion of Independent lawmaker and liquor baron Vijay Mallya even after his tendering resignation from the membership of the Upper House yesterday.

Sitting Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) members Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Naresh Gujral today filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha membership from Punjab.

Congress deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, Anand Sharma, resigned from the membership of the upper house today to pave the way for his return as a lawmaker from his home state of Himachal Pradesh.

A lawmaker seeking exemption from attending the Upper House triggered a debate on the choice of nominated members - including former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar - on Monday morning.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi retains membership of Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence, while actor-politician and first-time parliamentarian Kangana Ranaut of the BJP is assigned to the committee on Information Technology, the Rajya Sabha said.

In a big setback to the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP, two Rajya Sabha MPs have resigned from the party and their membership in the Upper House. Vice President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar has accepted their resignation

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh announced his intention to raise the issue of the Old Pension Scheme in Parliament when his membership in the Rajya Sabha is revoked.

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Telangana and former Rajya Sabha MP Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu today resigned from the primary membership of the party.

Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh, who serves as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, today announced that he will contribute his salary for the education and welfare of the daughters of farmers.

Former Union minister and BJP leader Birender Singh has resigned from his Rajya Sabha membership, according to an official communique issued today. His resignation has been accepted by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, it said.

Two former Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders, who had quit their party and Rajya Sabha membership recently, joined the BJP on Saturday, lauding the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Shiv Sena today asked how Narayan Rane could be the ally BJP's candidate for Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra when he is not a member of the BJP.

Sharad Yadav, who had opposed Nitish Kumar's decision to ally with the BJP and split Bihar's ruling Janata Dal United, was disqualified from Rajya Sabha today. Following a petition from the JD(U), Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu terminated his membership from the upper house of parliament with immediate effect.

Senior CPM leader Sitaram Yechury will not get a third term in the Rajya Sabha, his party has decided, sources told NDTV. The CPM's central committee, the party's highest executive body, met in Delhi over three days and voted against sending Mr Yechury to the upper house with the help of the Congress.

India's membership continues to be under consideration of the NSG and government was engaging with all members of the 48-nation grouping for an early decision on country's application, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said today.

The Ethics Committee of Parliament is set to recommend the expulsion of Independent lawmaker and liquor baron Vijay Mallya even after his tendering resignation from the membership of the Upper House yesterday.

Sitting Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) members Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Naresh Gujral today filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha membership from Punjab.

Congress deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, Anand Sharma, resigned from the membership of the upper house today to pave the way for his return as a lawmaker from his home state of Himachal Pradesh.

A lawmaker seeking exemption from attending the Upper House triggered a debate on the choice of nominated members - including former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar - on Monday morning.