Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Wednesday nominated Milind Deora as their candidate for Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, Deora ended his 55-year-old relationship with Congress and joined the Shiv Sena on January 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deora has resigned from Congress, stating that it marks the end of a significant chapter in his political journey. The reason behind his resignation is reportedly the dissatisfaction he has been feeling regarding the seat-sharing discussion between Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated its national president JP Nadda for Rajya Sabha polls from Gujarat and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan from Maharashtra. Chavan, who resigned from Congress on Monday, joined BJP on Tuesday. The latest list of candidates for the biennial Rajya Sabha polls by BJP includes seven nominees, \u00a0four from Gujarat and three from Maharashtra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Election Commission has announced that the biennial Rajya Sabha polls are scheduled to be held on February 27th for a total of 56 seats. This is because the tenure of the current incumbents, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP president JP Nadda, will come to an end in April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The upcoming vacancies also include seats held by nine Union ministers, such as Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav, and Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi also filed her nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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. The seat will become vacant once the current holder, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, completes his six-year tenure in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s worth noting that this was the second time a member of the Gandhi family entered the Rajya Sabha, after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who served in the Upper House from August 1964 to February 1967.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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