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Parties issue whip in Bihar as stage set for RS polls

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 16:03

Ruling NDA and opposition RJD-LJP combine have issued whips to its MLAs as the presence of BG Uday, a Bangalore-based businessman, has paved the way for a keen contest to five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar Thursday.

BJD issues whip on party MLAs ahead of RS polls

Last Updated: Monday, June 14, 2010, 21:23

In a bid to prevent a possible cross-voting in the ensuing Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday, the ruling BJD has issued a whip on its MLAs.

RS polls: CPM to abstain, JD(U) to support BJP

Last Updated: Monday, June 14, 2010, 20:28

With five candidates vying for four Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan, the Janata Dal (United) today announced support for BJP candidates and the CPI-M decided to abstain from voting.

Stage set for RS polls in K’taka, all eyes on Vijay Mallya

Last Updated: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 19:49

Stage is set for the June 17 biennial elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka with five candidates, including liquor baron Vijay Mallya, in the fray at the end of withdrawal of nominations today.

CPI`s lone vote crucial in Orissa RS polls

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 23:10

Realising that its one vote was crucial for the ruling BJD in Rajya Sabha elections, CPI kept its cards close to the chest apparently to make a better bargain over Posco issue, sources said today.

Jailed Cong MLA asks for permission to vote in RS polls

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 19:25

Congress MLA Ramesh Jena, who is lodged in Berhampur Central Jail has asked the prison authorities to make special arrangements, so that he could exercise his franchise in the Rajya Sabha election.

Nomination of all six candidates in RS polls found valid

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 18:48

The nomination papers of all six candidates in fray for the five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar were today found valid during the scrutiny of papers, the Additional Returning Officer (ARO) Md Zainul said.

RS polls: All nominations in order in Rajasthan

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 18:34

Nomination papers of all the six candidates, including Union Minister Anand Sharma and BJP`s Ram Jethmalani, for June 17 biennial polls to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan were found valid on scrutiny today.

RS polls: Kidwai files papers from Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Monday, June 7, 2010, 23:10

Senior Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai today filed her nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections from Chhattisgarh.

Congress-backed candidate files nom for RS polls

Last Updated: Monday, June 7, 2010, 21:18

Backed by the opposition Congress, industrialist Tara Ranjan Patnaik today filed his nomination for the June 17 Rajy Sabha polls in Orissa, a day after BJP decided to abstain from the election process.

RS polls: Three candidates from MP file nominations

Last Updated: Monday, June 7, 2010, 18:30

BJP candidates for Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh -- Chandan Mitra and Anil Madhav Dave and Congress nominee Vijay Laxmi Sadho -- filed their nomination today, the last day to file the papers.

Jethmalani says he is back with Vajpayee`s blessings

Last Updated: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 22:00

BJP nominee from Rajasthan for the Rajya Sabha elections Ram Jethmalani Sunday said he is formally back in the party with the blessings of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and described him as his political hero.