Sonia Gandhi Files Her Nomination For Rajya Sabha From Rajasthan

Sonia Gandhi, who was Congress president for almost 22 years between 1998 and 2022, is a five-time Lok Sabha MP.

Sonia Gandhi, Congress parliamentary party chairperson, today filed her nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan. She filed her nomination from Jaipur, and was accompanied by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

The party is certain to win one Rajya Sabha seat from the state, and it will be the 77-year-old leader's first term in the Upper House after serving five terms as a Lok Sabha MP.

Mrs Gandhi, who represented Rae Bareli in Lok Sabha, will not contest the next general elections. She was first elected as an MP in 1999 after taking over as the Congress president.