Pawar Girl With her Rajya Sabha debut, Sharad Pawar's daughter is all set...

India Today;  October 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ......youngest member of the Rajya Sabha. It was only two months...as a primary member. A Rajya Sabha nomination followed. As...father became Maharashtra chief minister. It didn't take long for...should be sent to the Rajya Sabha. They told me it's not...affidavit filed along ...

Tamil Nadu's six Rajya Sabha nominees decided

The Hindustan Times;  June 6, 2007 ;     154 words ......re-nominate B.S. Gnanadesikan to the Rajya Sabha, uncertainty is over about the six...from Tamil Nadu. Elections to the Rajya Sabha will take place June 15, while the...state's ruling DMK has nominated Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's daughter M.K. Kanimozhi...Tiruchy N. Siva, a ...

KOSHIYARI FILES NOMINATION FOR RAJYA SABHA

The Hindustan Times;  November 10, 2008 ;     491 words ......hoped that the former chief minister would raise issues...party candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat, Koshiyari had...of his constituency."Rajya Sabha is considered the house...would benefit from his Rajya Sabha stint.Election for...

Ram Prakash takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

The Hindustan Times;  April 3, 2007 ;     139 words ......oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha today. Prakash, a close associate of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, took oath in Hindi in the Rajya Sabha chamber of Chairman Bhairon...Khan was also present. The Rajya Sabha seat from the state left...have a one-year term in ...

Congress ignores YSR's choice for Rajya Sabha

The Hindustan Times;  March 17, 2006 ;     330 words ......are stated to be the chief minister's recommendations...known as YSR, wanted a Rajya Sabha ticket for his adviser...Ramachandra Rao. The chief minister even took him to New...The elections to six Rajya Sabha seats from the state...

Adopted home state to return PM to Rajya Sabha

The Hindustan Times;  May 1, 2007 ;     333 words ......biennial elections for Rajya Sabha May 24. "It would...re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from one of the two seats in Assam," Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told IANS...June 14. The second Rajya Sabha MP from Assam is Indramoni...second seat," the chief minister ...

Ministers, senior Congress leaders to retire from Rajya Sabha

The Hindustan Times;  February 11, 2008 ;     500 words ......Prithviraj Chavan, are set to retire from the Rajya Sabha next month and moves are afoot to get them...house expected to take place in April. Sixty Rajya Sabha members are due to retire next month, including...Pachauri's close friends say that he could be a chief ministerial candidate for ...

Cross voting in Rajya Sabha election causes concern

India Abroad;  April 7, 2000 ;     689 words ......04-07-2000 Cross voting in Rajya Sabha election causes concern...week's election to the Rajya Sabha - which witnessed large-sca...government. Of the 29 Rajya Sabha seats to which election...acceptability" also matters in Rajya Sabha election. Apparently...and former ...

Rajya Sabha polls: moneybags out in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindustan Times;  March 20, 2006 ;     497 words ......20 -- The biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha are round the corner - time for corporate...was elected from the state to the Rajya Sabha two years ago. Mittal's nomination...unturned to ensure Mittal's victory. Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav is reportedly...its support)," a ...

Kerala coalitions battle over Rajya Sabha

The Hindustan Times;  May 31, 2006 ;     385 words ......struggling to finalise nominees for the Rajya Sabha. The state will have three vacancies...April-May elections, wants to retain its Rajya Sabha seat, UDF partner Kerala Congress...Mani has already indicated that a Rajya Sabha seat for his party has been a long pending promise. When ...

Rangarajan, S M Krishna take oath as Rajya Sabha member

The Hindustan Times;  August 18, 2008 ;     241 words ......Governor C Rangarajan and former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna took oath as members of the Rajya Sabha here today. Vice President and Chairman...Governor of Maharashtra and a former Chief Minister of Karnataka. In addition, Krishna has...

Congress gains, BJP static in Rajya Sabha ballot

The Hindustan Times;  March 27, 2008 ;     442 words ......BJP) failed to better its tally as results of the Rajya Sabha elections poured in from across the country Thursday...camp. Elections were held Wednesday to fill up 51 Rajya Sabha vacancies spread over 15 states. Madhya Pradesh and...leaders who have made it are former Himchal Pradesh chief ...

DMK's Kanimozhi, CPI's Raja take oath as Rajya Sabha MPs

The Hindustan Times;  July 26, 2007 ;     257 words ......Kanimozhi, the poet-daughter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, took oath as Rajya Sabha member Thursday at a small ceremony in...national secretary D. Raja also took oath in Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan's chamber...

Kanimozhi, D. Raja take oath as Rajya Sabha members

The Hindustan Times;  July 26, 2007 ;     248 words ......Delhi, July 26 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's daughter...Raja took oath as members of Rajya Sabha on Thursday. After ceremony...Kanimozhi was elected to the Rajya Sabha from her home-state Tamil...recently held elections to the Rajya Sabha. Prime Minister ...

Anil Ambani resigns from Rajya Sabha

The Hindustan Times;  March 25, 2006 ;     190 words ......of India's most powerful businessmen, resigned from the Rajya Sabha Saturday, saying he wanted to uphold the highest standards...2004 as an independent with support from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party. He is also a member...earlier this month disqualified actor ...