Madhya Pradesh former Chief Minister and senior Congress chief Kamal Nath met Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Friday and expressed his desire to go to Rajya Sabha, sources have mentioned.
Congress has to get one Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh and in accordance to the sources, Kamal Nath has requested for a similar seat.
Kamal Nath already introduced the candidature of his son Nakul Nath Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat for the upcoming common elections and he additionally needs to go to Rajya Sabha from the identical seat.
Rajya Sabha Election 2024
Election for 56 seats in Rajya Sabha will probably be held on February 27, because the tenure of incumbents together with former prime minister Manmohan Singh and BJP president JP Nadda will finish in April.
The vacancies additionally embody 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 will start 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 will probably be held on the identical day from 5 pm onwards.
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