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Rajya Sabha Elections

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Rajasthan Muslim groups urge Congress to nominate Delhi Riots accused Umar Khalid to the Rajya Sabha: A closer look at his anti-Hindu riots links

Shraddha Pandey - 24 March, 2026

On 23rd March, Muslim organisations presented a joint representation to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, advocating Umar Khalid’s candidature, arguing that it would showcase the party’s commitment to ‘civil rights’ and address the issue of a lack of sufficient Muslim representation from Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha.

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Rajya Sabha elections: NDA set to win all 3 seats from Assam unopposed as no nomination filed by opposition

OpIndia Staff - 5 March, 2026

Three candidates backed by the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Assam, following the...

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TMC drops Saket Gokhale and 2 others from Rajya Sabha, names 4 new candidates for elections, BJP slams the party for inclusion of non-Bengalis

OpIndia Staff - 28 February, 2026

TMC MLA Asit Mazumdar expressed great zeal over the announcement of the names of the four TMC candidates and said that this was just a trailer and the full picture was yet to come.

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Rajya Sabha elections 2026: ECI announces schedule for 37 seats across 10 states

OpIndia Staff - 18 February, 2026

The Election Commission of India has announced biennial elections for 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states, including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Polling is scheduled for March 16, with the entire process to be completed by March 20, 2026.

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Rajya Sabha elections – Cross-voting by 9 MLAs likely to give BJP an edge in Himachal Pradesh: Report

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2024

Polling for Himachal Pradesh's lone Rajya Sabha seat began at 9 am on Tuesday and finished with Congress MLA from Chintpurni Sudershan Babloo casting the final ballot. The polling was quick, and all 68 members voted.

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