Rajya Sabha election LIVE: Congress announces 6 poll picks; Sharad Pawar set to get fresh term
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Rajya Sabha election LIVE: Follow the Hindu's LIVE updates as candidates file nomination papers on March 5, 2026, for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Thursday (March 5, 2026) released the list of party candidates approved for the upcoming 2026 biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge approved the candidature of Phulo Devi Netam (Chhattisgarh), Karamvir Singh Boudh (Haryana), Anurag Sharma (Himachal Pradesh), M. Christopher Tilak (Tamil Nadu), and Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy (Telangana) to contest the elections.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday, ending days of uncertainty in Maharashtra, formally announced Sharad Pawar as its sole candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election, raising the possibility of an unopposed contest in the State. The Congress central leadership decided in favour of Mr. Pawar’s candidature, giving up on its own claim and standing against Shiv Sena (UBT)’s demand.
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday nominated its national president Nitin Nabin as the party’s candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Bihar. Former BJP MLA from Bihar Shivesh Kumar is the party’s second nominee from the State. He is a leader from the Ravidas community and is the son of former IAS officer and Minister in the Vajpayee government Munni Lal.
Rajya Sabha election LIVE: Follow the Hindu's LIVE updates as candidates file nomination papers on March 5, 2026, for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
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