Rajya Sabha News
Seven rebel AAP Rajya MPs - Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Sandeep Pathak, Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Harbhajan Singh, Swati Maliwal and Rajinder Gupta - are now part of the BJP in the upper house.
The BJP-led NDA faces a daunting task of getting the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill passed in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha as the ruling coalition lacks the two-third majority mark in both houses of Parliament.
"Post-oath, BJP and NDA central leaders will elect their leader, with Nitish Kumar involved," said Sanjay Saraogi on Sunday.
In a fresh video message, Raghav Chadha systematically challenged each of AAP's allegations, calling them outright falsehoods.
The Parliament on Friday approved the Finance Bill 2026 with the Rajya Sabha returning it to the Lok Sabha by a voice vote, completing the legislative process to provide the legal backing for the proposals of the Union Budget 2026-27 to kick in during the new financial year beginning from April 1.
Former Prime Minister and national president of Janata Dal (Secular) HD Deve Gowda, responded to Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge's playful jab made in the upper house. The former Prime Minister said that he had to divorce Congress as it was an 'abusive relationship'.
Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha noted that many ordinary citizens, including farmers, pensioners and daily wage earners, are being penalised simply because they could not maintain the stipulated minimum balance.
The joint candidate fielded by the BJD and the Indian National Congress (INC), Dr Datteshwar Hota, was defeated by veteran politician Dilip Ray, who contested as an independent candidate with the backing of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday said that the Supreme Court of India's decision to ban academics involved in NCERT textbook row is 'judicial overreach'
In a social media post on X, Nitish Kumar said that it has been his desire to become a member of both Houses of the Bihar Legislature as well as both Houses of Parliament.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) declared the schedule for the biennial elections to the Council of States, Rajya Sabha, to fill 37 seats falling vacant from 10 states on February 18.
The BJP’s strength in the Rajya Sabha could increase by 15 to 18 seats, because out of the 10 states where seats are falling vacant, the BJP is in power in six (Maharashtra, Odisha, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, and Assam).
The term of 37 members who were elected from Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana will conclude in the month of April, vacating the seats for new members to be elected.
Rahul Gandhi hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his Rajya Sabha speech, questioning whether the Prime Minister was “panicked by questions”. Modi, in turn, strongly criticised the Congress over its remarks on Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu and accused the party of divisive politics and policy failures.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India today is moving fast from 'fragile 5' to becoming world's 3rd largest economy. PM Modi said that India is witnessing high growth low inflation, which shows strength of economy.
The BJP announced its candidates for three of the four vacant seats on Sunday, October 12. The party is confident of winning one seat based on its strength in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and hopes to influence the election for the remaining seats as well.
Suresh Gopi further noted that he is the youngest member in his party and suggested that Rajya Sabha MP C Sadanandan Master be appointed in his place as Union Minister.
Voting underway for India’s 15th Vice President; NDA leads on numbers, but cross-voting and Opposition strategies could create unexpected twists.
Parliament remains stalled for the third week over demands to debate Bihar’s electoral roll revision. No bills have passed since July 21. PM Modi to address NDA meeting amid deadlock.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S. Jaishankar on Wednesday derided and mocked Rahul Gandhi for ‘alerting’ the government about the China-Pakistan fusion, particularly during the recent military face-off under Operation Sindoor, thereby posing a grave threat to India’s national security.
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