Rajya Sabha
BJP announces four candidates for Maharashtra Rajya Sabha elections
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The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced four candidates for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra. The nominees include Ramdas Athawale, Vinod Tawde, Maya Chintaman Invate, and Ramrao Wadkute. Nominations must be filed by March 5, with voting and counting scheduled for March 16.
BJP MP K Laxman alleged in Rajya Sabha on Monday that opposition-ruled states like Telangana, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala include all Muslims in Other Backward Classes (OBC) quotas, prompting an opposition walkout. He claimed this violates reservation policy against religion-based quotas. Leader of the House JP Nadda criticised the walkout.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar concluded his Samriddhi Yatra at Patna's Bapu Sabhagar, potentially his final public address as CM before moving to the Rajya Sabha. The tour, started on January 16, covered all 38 districts and ended on Thursday. He highlighted achievements from his tenure and thanked the Central government.