Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Five candidates in the fray for elections to five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal were declared elected unopposed on Monday. Of the five candidates, four are from the Trinamool Congress and one from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Monday was the last date for the withdrawal of nominations and since the deadline expired without any withdrawal applications, all five candidates in the fray were declared elected unopposed.After being elected, Trinamool Congress candidate …
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Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Saturday approached the Election Commission alleging several serious irregularities in the nomination papers of BJP candidate Rahul Sinha for the Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal.State Power Minister Aroop Biswas has sent a detailed complaint to the Election Commission in this regard.According to the minister, the complaint states that serious procedural errors and irregularities were found during the verification of the nomination papers o…
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) The process of filing nominations for four Trinamool Congress candidates and one Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for election to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal was completed at the state Assembly on Thursday.Incidentally, the total number of Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal going to polls this time is also five. As per the current numerical strength of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the Assembly, the ruling party is comfortably placed to secure four seat…
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) On the death anniversary of Binapani Devi, the former head of Matua Mahasangha in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Centre and the ECI over “deliberate exclusion” of Matua voters from the electoral rolls.Matuas are people from the Hindu backward class community coming as refugees from neighbouring Bangladesh and settling in different pockets in the state, with their concentration mainly in the two districts of North …
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The process for filing nominations for the biennial elections to the Council of States, Rajya Sabha, will begin on Thursday, with candidates set to contest 37 seats in the Upper House.The Election Commission of India (ECI) had on February 18 announced the schedule for the biennial elections to fill 37 vacancies arising from 10 states. These seats are falling vacant as the terms of the incumbent members are scheduled to conclude in April 2026.As per the notified schedule…
Bhopal/New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Tuesday, extended his best wishes to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, including the party’s President Nitin Nabin, from Bihar. Reacting to the party’s decision to appoint BJP President Nabin and others for the Rajya Sabha, Chief Minister Yadav expressed that their presence will further accelerate the cause of national interest.”Heartiest congratulations and best wis…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, named former National Secretary of the party and also the former State party President, Rahul Sinha, as the party candidate for Rajya Sabha from the state. “Rahul Sinha nominated as BJP candidate for Rajya Sabha. He is a well-known political figure in West Bengal and a senior leader of the BJP’s West Bengal unit. He has also served as the former State BJP President. During his tenure, the BJP’s organisational base …
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its list of nine names, including its national president Nitin Nabin, for the biennial elections to the Council of States, Rajya Sabha.The party has announced the names of Nitin Nabin and Shivesh Kumar from Bihar, Terash Gowalla and Jogen Mohan from Assam, Laxmi Verma from Chhattisgarh, Sanjay Bhatia from Haryana, Manmohan Samal and Sujeet Kumar from Odisha and Rahul Sinha from West Bengal. Earlier, on February 18, th…