{"id":501857,"date":"2024-02-14T14:27:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=501857"},"modified":"2024-02-14T14:27:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:57:46","slug":"sonia-gandhi-rajya-sabha-bjp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/sonia-gandhi-rajya-sabha-bjp\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonia Gandhi files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan, BJP leader takes jibe at former Congress chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday filed her nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan. Reacting to Gandhi\u2019s Rajya Sabha nomination, Union Minister Giriraj Singh took a jibe at Gandhi and said she must be tired of contesting Lok Sabha elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BJP leader also responded to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge&#8217;s comment over PM Modi saying Kharge may think whatsoever but in people&#8217;s eye, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most popular leader. Singh further attacked saying Kharge has been frustrated now, he wanted to launch Rahul Gandhi but since the launching pad had some issues he couldn&#8217;t be launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier today, Gandhi landed at the Jaipur airport accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | Jaipur | Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi files her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election, from Rajasthan. <br><br>Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ashok Gehlot and Govind Singh Dotasra are with her. <br><br>(Video: Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha PRO) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/htQ5rSFOvV\">pic.twitter.com\/htQ5rSFOvV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1757656881240199231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from Gandhi, Dr Akhilesh Prasad Singh has been nominated for Bihar, Abhishek Manu Singhvi for Himachal Pradesh and Chandrakant Handore for Maharashtra.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2024\/02\/14140509\/GGSI9c7W0AAmWaR-728x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-501865\" style=\"width:643px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2024\/02\/14140509\/GGSI9c7W0AAmWaR-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2024\/02\/14140509\/GGSI9c7W0AAmWaR-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2024\/02\/14140509\/GGSI9c7W0AAmWaR-768x1080.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2024\/02\/14140509\/GGSI9c7W0AAmWaR-150x211.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2024\/02\/14140509\/GGSI9c7W0AAmWaR.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, speaking to the reports, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot welcomed Gandhi\u2019s decision to file nomination papers for the Upper House from Rajasthan and said Congress is proud of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Congress leader also said Gandhi could have gone to any state and become Rajya Sabha but if she has chosen Rajasthan, it will be discussed across the country and the NDA government would also be alert now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this, it will be Gandhi\u2019s first term in the Rajya Sabha after serving five terms as a Lok Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Rae Bareli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gandhi, first elected in 1999 as a Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli, will not contest the next general elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April, a total of 56 members of Rajya Sabha from 15 states, will be retiring. As per the official notice, the election to the seats will be held on February 27 and the last date for filing nominations is February 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Congress party is in a comfortable position to secure one of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan, which will be up for election. 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