Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is likely to file her nomination for the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, February 14. According to the the knowledge, she is going to accompanied by social gathering chief Mallikarjun Kharge and senior chief Rahul Gandhi. Meanwhile, sources privy to the matter indicated that the ultimate resolution concerning the state from which she is going to contest shall be taken on Tuesday night time.
Earlier on Monday, high Congress leaders met at Kharge’s residence to focus on the names of social gathering candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Sonia Gandhi and Treasurer Ajay Maken are among the many likely candidates. Gandhi is the frontrunner for the seat that may fall vacant from Himachal Pradesh after BJP chief JP Nadda’s tenure ends this April.
PM Modi takes dig at Congress
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the Opposition throughout his tackle within the Parliament within the recently-concluded Budget Session and instructed that its leaders lacked the boldness to contest the Lok Sabha elections and had been in search of the Rajya Sabha route to enter the Parliament.
“I see that many of you (Opposition) have even lost the courage to contest elections. Some seats were changed last time too, I have heard that many people are looking to change their seats this time as well. I have also heard that many people now want to go to Rajya Sabha instead of Lok Sabha. They are looking for their paths by assessing the situation,” he had stated throughout his reply to the ‘Motion of Thanks’ to the President’s tackle in Lok Sabha.
Congress but to announce candidates for Rajya Sabha
The elections shall be held on 56 Rajya Sabha seats in 15 states, out of which, Congress will contest on 9 seats. The BJP and TMC have already introduced their Rajya Sabha candidates whereas Congress is but to announce candidates. Congress social gathering will even get one Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. However, there’s a lengthy checklist of names for this one seat too, during which the title of former chief minister Kamal Nath can be included. Apart from this, Congress will get three seats from Karnataka, during which names of leaders like social gathering chief Nasir Hussain, Youth Congress President BV Srinivas and Abhishek Manu Singhvi are being mentioned.
Upcoming Rajya Sabha elections
The Election Commission stated that the biennial Rajya Sabha polls shall be held on February 27 for 56 seats, because the tenure of incumbents together with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP president JP Nadda will finish in April.
The vacancies additionally embrace seats held by 9 Union ministers together with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav and Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
The nomination course of started on February 8 with the issuance of the notification. February 15 would be the final date for submitting nominations whereas February 20 is the final date to withdraw candidature. As per the established apply, whereas voting will happen from 9 am to 4 pm, the counting shall be held on the identical day from 5 pm onwards.
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