Cong RS tally set to dip, 24 members on way out
Already a minority in the Rajya Sabha, the Congress’s tally will further slip in the Upper House this year, making the task of pushing any contentious legislation difficult.
By Saroj Nagi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2010 01:13 AM IST
Already a minority in the Rajya Sabha, the Congress’s tally will further slip in the Upper House this year, making the task of pushing any contentious legislation difficult.
Tenure of 65 Rajya Sabha MPs is ending this year between April and August. Of these, 24 (including Shivraj Patil who is now a governor) belong to the Congress. But the ruling party is in a position to win only 17 seats on the basis of its legislative strength in the states.
This means that the Congress tally, which stands at 72, will come down to 65.
The party is expected to decide after a couple of weeks who it will renominate and from where. This could require some reshuffling. For instance, the Congress will draw a blank in BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from where it had got Anand Sharma and Capt Satish Sharma elected. In Bihar, R.K Dhawan was elected with the RJD’s support.
Representing 14 states, the 24 MPs also include seven who complete their tenure in April. The remaining will complete their term in June and July.
The Congress members whose tenures are ending are from Andhra Pradesh (5), Punjab (4), Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra (2 each), Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Jharkhand (1 each).
The party hopes to win three seats from Andhra Pradesh and Punjab, two from Rajasthan and Maharashtra and one from Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
SC panel inspects Metro Phase 4 sites to see if trees can be saved
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:43 PM IST
The Supreme Court-constituted Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Wednesday conducted the first round of inspections of the Delhi Metro Phase 4 construction, after a petition was filed before the Delhi high court to save over 11,000 trees that are proposed to be felled to make way for the new corridors
Court grants bail to five arrested for violence on R-Day
By Richa Banka, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:42 PM IST
A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to five persons, including a class 10 student, arrested in connection with the violence at Nangloi Chowk during the farmers’ tractor parade on Republic Day
Covid-19 cases reported among students, parents urge schools to hold online exams
By Kainat Sarfaraz, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:42 PM IST
In light of Covid-19 cases being reported among school-going children, school administrators are taking extra precautions to ensure student safety as parents are now apprehensive about sending children to school
Five held for violence and rioting in Mukundpur in outer Delhi
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:41 PM IST
After a video of mob rioting and firing in the air in outer Delhi’s Mukundpur surfaced on social media on Tuesday, police arrested five men on Wednesday and said the violence was perpetrated by a group of men to intimidate and dissuade their rivals in a plot dispute
220 acre Bharat Vandana park in Dwarka sub-city gets green clearance
By Risha Chitlangia, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:41 PM IST
Spread over 220 acres of verdant greenery in Dwarka sub-city, Bharat Vandana park is being developed as a major tourist destination by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
AAP wins four of 5 municipal wards in by-polls, BJP draws a blank while Cong wins one
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:41 PM IST
: A year ahead of elections to Delhi’s municipal corporations, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday won four out of five wards in civic bypolls held on February 28, while the Congress bagged one seat, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been the ruling party in the three MCDs for 14 years now, drew a blank
National Book Trust editor booked for sexual assault on woman
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:40 PM IST
Rubin D’Cruz, the editor of the Malayalam department of the National Book Trust (NBT), has been booked after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her at his home in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, the Delhi Police said on Wednesday
Delhi records 240 new Covid-19 cases and 3 deaths, infection tally nears 640,000
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Karan Manral, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:00 PM IST
In the last 10 days, beginning Feb 22, and including latest figures, Delhi has recorded 200 or more daily cases of coronavirus on six days. Its latest spike was from 68,831 tests, a positivity rate of nearly 35%.
After losing lone seat, BJP downplays performance in Delhi local body polls
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 10:30 PM IST
- In the by-elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party won four of the five seats. It also won the Shalimar Bagh North constituency which was earlier held by the BJP.
Court reunites man with his two dogs, says ‘unjustified to deprive of companionship’
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 10:12 PM IST
A Delhi court has handed back the custody of two golden retriever dogs to their owner saying it would be “unjustified to deprive him of the companionship and custody of his pets”, which were taken away by an NGO and the city police alleging that the animals were being mistreated by their owner
Department of Telecom brings down 140 illegal mobile signal boosters in Delhi
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 06:59 PM IST
Raids were conducted between February 18 and 24 in several parts of Delhi, including Connaught Place, Hauz Khas and Nehru Place, DoT Wireless Monitoring Organisation Engineer Incharge Devendra Kumar Rai, said.
People voted once again for development: Kejriwal on Delhi municipal bypolls win
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 03:07 PM IST
The AAP on Wednesday won four out of five civic wards in Delhi bypoll, the Congress won one while the BJP drew blank.
People unhappy with them: Kejriwal on BJP’s performance in Delhi civic bypolls
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 02:56 PM IST
Of the five wards that went to poll, AAP won four. They are: Rohini-C and Shalimar Bagh North under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation; and Trilokpuri East and Kalyanpuri under the East Corporation
Delhi MCD election results 2021: AAP wins 4 seats, Congress bags Chauhan Banger
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 12:53 PM IST
The BJP, which is the ruling part in the three civic bodies for the past 14 years, didn’t win any seat. The bypolls are seen as the precursor to municipal elections scheduled next year. Political parties admit that the result will set the tone for the upcoming elections
Delhi MCD bypolls: Early trends show AAP leading in 4 seats, Cong in 1
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 10:42 AM IST
While just eight rounds of votes have been counted so far, the BJP, which is the ruling party in all three corporations, is trailing on four seats where AAP is leading