Parties Announce Candidates for Rajya Sabha Polls

The Congress party and its rivals announced their candidates on Thursday for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16, marking the final day for filing nominations across several states. In Telangana, sitting MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi and party leader Vem Narender Reddy submitted their papers to Election Officer Upender Reddy in Hyderabad, with several ministers, MPs, MLAs, and MLCs in attendance.

The Congress, led by President Mallikarjun Kharge, renominated Singhvi from Telangana and Phulo Devi Netam from Chhattisgarh, both current members of the upper house. New candidates include Karamvir Singh Boudh from Haryana, Anurag Sharma from Himachal Pradesh, and M. Christopher Tilak from Tamil Nadu. Sharma, president of the District Congress Committee in Kangra, maintains close ties to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Tilak's nomination stems from an alliance with Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK, which allocated the seat to the Congress. Reddy, a key aide to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, was selected for the state's second seat after consultations involving party leadership.

Singhvi, arriving in Hyderabad on Wednesday evening, expressed gratitude for his...