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Rajya Sabha news

Amid mass exodus in Trinamool Congress, here's who is still in Team Mamata

Another setback for the Mamata came after Ritabrata Banerjee, from the rebel faction, was named the leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly.
india news
Published on Jul 10, 2026 05:20 pm IST

3 ex-TMC MPs join BJP; to contest Rajya Sabha bypolls from seats they vacated

State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya welcomed them to the party at its West Bengal headquarters in Salt Lake
india news
Updated on Jul 10, 2026 08:59 am IST

Former TMC MPs Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Prakash Chik Baraik join BJP

Samik Bhattacharya welcomed the former MPs by presenting them with BJP flags during a programme attended by senior state leaders at the party's Salt Lake office.
india news
Updated on Jul 10, 2026 02:59 pm IST

BJP set to sweep Bengal RS polls as TMC factions decide against contesting

The Election Commission announced the bypolls on Monday.
india news
Updated on Jul 08, 2026 12:00 pm IST

Monsoon session of Parliament to be held from July 20 to August 13

Rain clouds cover the skyline above the Parliament House complex in New Delhi,
india news
Updated on Jul 04, 2026 04:23 pm IST

8 new Rajya Sabha members take oath; Mallikarjun Kharge reappointed LoP

Vice President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, C.P. Radhakrishnan administers the oath to Member of the Rajya Sabha (re-elected) from Karnataka Mallikarjun Kharge, at Parliament House, in New Delhi on Monday. Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, Union Ministers JP Nadda, Arjun Ram Meghwal also present.
india news
Updated on Jun 29, 2026 06:03 pm IST

Who is George Kurian? BJP leader resigns as Union minister

BJP leader George Kurian takes oath as minister at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Union government, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Sunday, June 9, 2024.
india news
Updated on Jun 24, 2026 12:00 am IST

Nitish Kumar was nominated to standing committee on railways; he opts out

JD(U) president Nitish Kumar at the party’s National Council meeting, in Patna, Bihar, Sunday, June 21, (PTI)
india news
Published on Jun 22, 2026 09:28 pm IST

Cong in damage control, says ready to drink ‘poison’ for unity of alliance

Congress leaders hold a press conference in Ranchi on Saturday (HT PHOTO)
ranchi news
Updated on Jun 20, 2026 10:03 pm IST

‘There has been betrayal’: Cong on candidate's Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll defeat

Congress candidate Pranav Jha filing his nomination for Rajya Sabha election 2026 in presence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel, at Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha, in Ranchi.
india news
Updated on Jun 19, 2026 12:50 pm IST

NDA nears 2/3rd mark after Rajya Sabha polls, bags a surprise Jharkhand seat

Jharkhand Assembly LoP Babulal Marandi and state BJP President Aditya Sahu join hands with the newly elected NDA-supported Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani.
india news
Updated on Jun 19, 2026 07:03 am IST

Parimal Nathwani thanks people of Jharkhand, PM Modi after RS win

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Baidyanath Ram and NDA-supported Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani show a victory sign after winning in the state Rajya Sabha elections.
india news
Updated on Jun 18, 2026 10:22 pm IST

Congress' ‘used money’ charge after NDA-backed candidate wins Jharkhand RS seat

Newly elected NDA-supported Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani after winning one of the two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand.
india news
Updated on Jun 18, 2026 10:21 pm IST

Amid TMC, Sena-UBT rebellions, the numbers that could benefit NDA in Parliament

A rebellion crisis seems to have gripped major opposition parties, with lawmakers attempting to break rank in the TMC and Sena UBT and rumours of something similar brewing in SP surfacing.
india news
Updated on Jun 18, 2026 04:21 pm IST

Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand tomorrow amid cross-voting fears

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren meets Congress leaders including state in-charge K. Raju, MP Syed Naseer Hussain, state president Keshav Mahto Kamlesh, MLA Pradeep Yadav and observer Ajay Sharma to discuss strategy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
india news
Published on Jun 17, 2026 04:44 pm IST

NDA MLAs at Jharkhand hotel 48 hours before Rajya Sabha polls: ‘No kidnapping’

Ranchi: Jharkhand Legislative Assembly LoP and BJP leader Babulal Marandi arrives at a hotel ahead of polls to two Rajya Sabha seats.
india news
Updated on Jun 17, 2026 12:00 am IST

Is a BJP MP from Andhra behind rebellion in TMC?

While chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and Union minister Bhupendra Yadav are officially in charge of this entire operation, businessman politician Ramesh is the one who’s made most of the calls.
india news
Updated on Jun 13, 2026 07:05 pm IST

Supreme Court rejects Meenakshi Natarajan's plea against Rajya Sabha setback

New Delhi: Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan, centre, speaks as party leader Jitu Patwari, right, looks on during a party briefing at AICC office, in New Delhi, Friday, June 12, 2026. (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) (PTI06_12_2026_000096A)
india news
Updated on Jun 12, 2026 06:00 pm IST

SC weighs in; BJP’s 3 RS picks in MP elected unopposed

BJP candidates Rajneesh Agrawal, Tarun Chugh and Mahesh Kewat display their certificates of election as they receive them from the Returning Officer, having been declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh.
india news
Published on Jun 12, 2026 07:11 am IST

Cong's Pawan Khera now MP after being elected ‘unanimously’ with Kharge, others

KPCC President and Karnataka Legislative Council candidate BK Hariprasad, centre, with Congress leaders and Rajya Sabha candidates Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan after filing their nomination papers for the respective elections, at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru.
india news
Updated on Jun 12, 2026 11:59 pm IST

BJP leader Tai Tagak wins Rajya Sabha seat from Arunachal Pradesh unopposed

Returning Officer Tadar Meena handed over election certificate to Tagak at Nokmey Namati Hall in the State Legislative Assembly Secretariat.
india news
Published on Jun 11, 2026 07:20 pm IST

TMC MP Prakash Baraik resigns in fresh blow to party, meets CP Radhakrishnan

Prakash Baraik also met Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday.
india news
Updated on Jun 11, 2026 12:12 pm IST

Now, Sushmita Dev quits TMC, exits Rajya Sabha in another jolt to Mamata

Sushmita Dev's resignation was accepted by Rajya Sabha chairman, CP Radhakrishnan.
india news
Updated on Jun 11, 2026 08:26 am IST

‘No future for TMC in Assam; West Bengal mandate made me quit’: Sushmita Dev

New Delhi, Jun 10 (ANI): TMC MP Susmita Dev speaks to the media on her resignation from the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) Party, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab)
india news
Updated on Jun 11, 2026 09:32 am IST

BJP reveals why Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination form for RS seat was rejected

Natarajan's nomination for the third Rajya Sabha seat from MP was rejected by the Returning Officer (RO).
india news
Updated on Jun 10, 2026 04:06 pm IST

‘Action illegal, no case against Meenakshi Natarajan’: Congress after EC meeting

AICC General Secretary and Madhya Pradesh in-charge Harish Chaudhary, state Assembly LoP Umang Singhar along with party candidate Meenakshi Natarajan, front centre.
india news
Updated on Jun 10, 2026 06:00 pm IST

'Cong themselves gave us info': BJP's big claim on Meenakshi Natarajan's papers

Congress leaders staged a dharna protest after the Election Commission officials did not meet them following the rejection of nomination of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan (L) for the Rajya Sabha elections
india news
Updated on Jun 10, 2026 11:59 am IST

EC rejects Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination; Congress cries foul

Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan and Congress Madhya Pradesh President Jitu Patwari during a press conference after her nomination for Rajya Sabha elections was rejected by Election Commission.
india news
Updated on Jun 10, 2026 07:19 am IST

EC officials ‘refused to meet us’ over our petition: Congress leaders

Congress party workers sit in front of the Election Commission's office for a dharna after the Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natrajan's nomination rejected by the Election Commission, in Bhopal. (ANI Photo)
india news
Updated on Jun 09, 2026 11:30 pm IST

Flight disallowed, nomination rejected: RS election hit by ‘seat chori’ charges

Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination was rejected ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal has strongly criticised the decision.
india news
Updated on Jun 10, 2026 02:56 pm IST
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