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Five Rajya Sabha Candidates In Bengal Elected Unopposed
All five candidates for Rajya Sabha elections in West Bengal - four from the ruling TMC and one belonging to the BJP - were on Tuesday declared elected unopposed to the Upper House of Parliament, assembly sources said.
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BJP Says It Won't Field Candidate For Bengal Rajya Sabha Bypoll
The main opposition BJP in West Bengal said on Monday it will not field a candidate for the October 4 Rajya Sabha by-poll, a development that will pave the way for election of the ruling TMC nominee unopposed.
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Swapan Dasgupta Resigns From Rajya Sabha Amid Row Over His Name For Polls
Columnist Swapan Dasgupta, a BJP candidate for the Bengal election, resigned from the Rajya Sabha today, a day after the Trinamool Congress referred to constitutional rules to say he would be disqualified if he joined a political party.
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All Five Bengal Candidates For Rajya Sabha Elected Unopposed
Four Trinamool Congress candidates and a CPI(M) nominee for the five Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal were declared elected unopposed on Wednesday, officials said.
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50% Of Mamata Banerjee's Nominees For Rajya Sabha Polls Are Women
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced the names of Arpita Ghosh, Mausam Noor, Dinesh Trivedi and Subrata Bakshi as the party candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
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Rajya Sabha Elections 2018: CPM's Allegations Of Age Discrepancy Defamatory, Says Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Congress Rajya Sabha candidate from West Bengal Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday termed CPM's allegations of inconsistency in his age mentioned in the affidavits for the coming polls, as malicious and unfounded and alleged that they are demanding to scrap his candidature, to avoid obvious defeat.
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Rajya Sabha Election 2018 Highlights: Amit Shah Beats Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav In Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha Thriller
Counting is on for the Rajya Sabha elections in seven states today. 59 seats are at stake in the elections to the Upper House of parliament. For the 59 Rajya Sabha seats to be filled, 33 candidates from 10 states were declared elected unopposed. While the elections in Uttar Pradesh are being watched closely, contests are on in six other states as w...
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Rajya Sabha Battle Ends With Cliffhangers In UP, Jharkhand: 10 Points
In a nail-biting finish last evening, the BJP managed to outwit Mayawati by ensuring her Bahujan Samaj Party's sole candidate was denied a Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Just after that, a row broke out in Jharkhand as election officials held back the result for the state's second seat. The ruling BJP had won one seat and the second, was expect...
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Akhilesh Yadav Picks Jaya Bachchan For Rajya Sabha After This Chat
Jaya Bachchan will be Samajwadi Party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha after all, it has emerged after much speculation that the actor-politician could be nominated by West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress this time.
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For Rajya Sabha Polls, Congress Wants Left-Backed Independent Nominee
Claiming that the breakup of Left Front-Congress alliance in West Bengal is working in BJP's favour, the state Congress leadership said it wants an independent candidate in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections who would also be supported by the Left.
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Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Here Is How Members Are Elected To Upper House
As 10 Rajya Sabha members retire this month, political parties gear up for an intense political battle in Rajya Sabha tomorrow to fill those vacancies. The focus on tomorrow's elections remains largely on Gujarat where BJP's Amit Shah and Smriti Irani will easily win two of the three seats given the BJP's majority. Congress' Ahmed Patel is in for a...
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M Venkaiah Naidu Is India's Next Vice President: 10 Points
M Venkaiah Naidu, the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance candidate, will be India's 13th Vice President. He received 516 votes defeating the opposition candidate former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi who got 244 votes. For someone who came from a family of an ordinary farmer, 68-year-old former minister said his election "speaks ...
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Bengal Rajya Sabha Polls: Trinamool, Congress Win Unopposed As CPI-M Nominee Disqualified
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress bagged five Rajya Sabha seats, and Congress won one unopposed after the nomination of CPI-M candidate Bikash Bhattacharya was rejected on Monday.
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Mamata Banerjee Extends Support To Congress Candidate For Rajya Sabha Polls
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today extended her party's support to Congress candidate Pradip Bhattacharya for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
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Bengal Congress Proposes Meira Kumar As Rajya Sabha Candidate
West Bengal Congress leadership has urged the party high command to consider former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar as a candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state.
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Five Rajya Sabha Candidates In Bengal Elected Unopposed
All five candidates for Rajya Sabha elections in West Bengal - four from the ruling TMC and one belonging to the BJP - were on Tuesday declared elected unopposed to the Upper House of Parliament, assembly sources said.
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BJP Says It Won't Field Candidate For Bengal Rajya Sabha Bypoll
The main opposition BJP in West Bengal said on Monday it will not field a candidate for the October 4 Rajya Sabha by-poll, a development that will pave the way for election of the ruling TMC nominee unopposed.
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Swapan Dasgupta Resigns From Rajya Sabha Amid Row Over His Name For Polls
Columnist Swapan Dasgupta, a BJP candidate for the Bengal election, resigned from the Rajya Sabha today, a day after the Trinamool Congress referred to constitutional rules to say he would be disqualified if he joined a political party.
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All Five Bengal Candidates For Rajya Sabha Elected Unopposed
Four Trinamool Congress candidates and a CPI(M) nominee for the five Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal were declared elected unopposed on Wednesday, officials said.
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50% Of Mamata Banerjee's Nominees For Rajya Sabha Polls Are Women
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced the names of Arpita Ghosh, Mausam Noor, Dinesh Trivedi and Subrata Bakshi as the party candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
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Rajya Sabha Elections 2018: CPM's Allegations Of Age Discrepancy Defamatory, Says Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Congress Rajya Sabha candidate from West Bengal Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday termed CPM's allegations of inconsistency in his age mentioned in the affidavits for the coming polls, as malicious and unfounded and alleged that they are demanding to scrap his candidature, to avoid obvious defeat.
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Rajya Sabha Election 2018 Highlights: Amit Shah Beats Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav In Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha Thriller
Counting is on for the Rajya Sabha elections in seven states today. 59 seats are at stake in the elections to the Upper House of parliament. For the 59 Rajya Sabha seats to be filled, 33 candidates from 10 states were declared elected unopposed. While the elections in Uttar Pradesh are being watched closely, contests are on in six other states as w...
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Rajya Sabha Battle Ends With Cliffhangers In UP, Jharkhand: 10 Points
In a nail-biting finish last evening, the BJP managed to outwit Mayawati by ensuring her Bahujan Samaj Party's sole candidate was denied a Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Just after that, a row broke out in Jharkhand as election officials held back the result for the state's second seat. The ruling BJP had won one seat and the second, was expect...
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Akhilesh Yadav Picks Jaya Bachchan For Rajya Sabha After This Chat
Jaya Bachchan will be Samajwadi Party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha after all, it has emerged after much speculation that the actor-politician could be nominated by West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress this time.
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For Rajya Sabha Polls, Congress Wants Left-Backed Independent Nominee
Claiming that the breakup of Left Front-Congress alliance in West Bengal is working in BJP's favour, the state Congress leadership said it wants an independent candidate in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections who would also be supported by the Left.
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Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Here Is How Members Are Elected To Upper House
As 10 Rajya Sabha members retire this month, political parties gear up for an intense political battle in Rajya Sabha tomorrow to fill those vacancies. The focus on tomorrow's elections remains largely on Gujarat where BJP's Amit Shah and Smriti Irani will easily win two of the three seats given the BJP's majority. Congress' Ahmed Patel is in for a...
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M Venkaiah Naidu Is India's Next Vice President: 10 Points
M Venkaiah Naidu, the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance candidate, will be India's 13th Vice President. He received 516 votes defeating the opposition candidate former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi who got 244 votes. For someone who came from a family of an ordinary farmer, 68-year-old former minister said his election "speaks ...
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Bengal Rajya Sabha Polls: Trinamool, Congress Win Unopposed As CPI-M Nominee Disqualified
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress bagged five Rajya Sabha seats, and Congress won one unopposed after the nomination of CPI-M candidate Bikash Bhattacharya was rejected on Monday.
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Mamata Banerjee Extends Support To Congress Candidate For Rajya Sabha Polls
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today extended her party's support to Congress candidate Pradip Bhattacharya for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
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Bengal Congress Proposes Meira Kumar As Rajya Sabha Candidate
West Bengal Congress leadership has urged the party high command to consider former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar as a candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state.
