Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election from Rajasthan on Wednesday. The get together revealed its candidates and nominated Abhishek Manu Singhvi from Himachal Pradesh.
Congress releases a listing of candidates for the Rajya Sabha Biennial elections.
Sonia Gandhi from Rajasthan
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The announcement comes after high leaders of the Congress on Monday convened on the residence of get together chief Mallikarjun Kharge to deliberate on potential candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, as per PTI. The assembly, held at Kharge’s residence, was attended by a number of key figures, together with Congress Parliamentary Occasion chief Sonia Gandhi, AICC normal secretary Okay C Venugopal, and get together treasurer Ajay Maken. Senior get together chief Mukul Wasnik was additionally current to strategise on candidates for Rajya Sabha seats from varied states, together with Karnataka, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, in response to PTI.
The deadline for submitting nominations is February 15, with the elections scheduled for February 27.
Priyanka Might Make Lok Sabha Ballot Debut: Sources
With Sonia Gandhi choosing a Rajya Sabha seat, hypothesis is rife that her conventional constituency, Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh, could be contested by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to make her Lok Sabha ballot debut.
The Raebareli constituency holds specific significance for the Gandhi household, being deeply intertwined with their political legacy. Previous to Sonia Gandhi, notable figures like Firoz Gandhi (son-in-law of Jawaharlal Nehru), Indira Gandhi, Arun Nehru, and Sheila Kaul (spouse of Kamala Nehru’s brother) have contested and received from this seat, underscoring its familial and historic significance throughout the Congress get together.