Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Rajya Sabha

NDPP more stable and secure, says Kenye

With more NPF party workers taking the same route to NDPP as the 21 NPF legislators, former Rajya Sabha member and former secretary general of the NPF, KG Kenye who had joined NDDP said he felt at home and...

Tripura BJP president Manik Saha elected to Rajya Sabha

Tripura BJP president Manik Saha on Thursday was elected to Rajya Sabha in the lone seat of the saffron party-ruled northeastern state.After the counting of votes in the evening, Saha, a dental surgeon-turned-politician, secured 40 votes while his rival...

S. Phangnon elected to Rajya Sabha uncontested

BJP’s nominee and UDA consensus candidate for the lone Rajya Sabha seat, S Phangnon Konyak, was Thursday declared duly elected uncontested becoming the first woman to become Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland.S Phangnon Konyak, who is also BJP Nagaland...

S. Phangnon Konyak to become Nagaland’s first woman Rajya Sabha member

Correspondent Decks are all cleared for S. Phangnon Konyak-- BJP’s nominee and UDA consensus candidate for the lone Rajya Sabha seat, to become the first Naga woman to be sent to the Upper House and the second woman to represent...

BJP nominee likely to be UDA consensus candidate for RS

Staff Reporter The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is likely to setup a BJP candidate as the consensus nominee for the lone Rajya Sabha elections as both NDPP and NPF have reportedly indicated support to their alliance partner-- BJP. The all-party...

Clamor for Rajya Sabha seat

Spl. Correspondent Election to Nagaland’s lone Rajya Sabha seat has attracted many intending candidates even as hectic lobbying are taking place in Nagaland and New Delhi.BJP is expecting to ensure that the party gets the lone RS seat from Nagaland...

Parliament to resume on March 14: Sources

The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha are likely to start functioning simultaneously from 11 am during the second part of the budget session of Parliament from March 14, sources said on Tuesday.According to the sources, Rajya Sabha Chairman...

BJP names candidate for Majuli bypoll

The ruling BJP on Monday fielded Bhuban Gam, a leader of Mising community, as its candidate for bypoll to Assam’s Majuli assembly constituency, which was vacated by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal last year.BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh, in...

19 Rajya Sabha members set to retire in April

Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) five and Congress’ six lawmakers are amongst the 19 members of Rajya Sabha to retire in April. The retirements will lower the Congress’ Upper House tally to 28 from 34 and the BJP’s to...

PC calls NDA govt ‘no data available govt’

‘This is a no data available government’ said former finance minister P Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday over the ruling dispensation’s “failure” to have the record on oxygen shortage deaths, corpses floating in rivers and migrants walking back...