Rajya Sabha Polls

	Case for correcting RS poll anomaly The proposal for creation of Rajya Sabha was first put forth in the Montague- Chelmsford reforms of 1918. published on : 19th June 2022
	40 per cent of newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs have criminal cases: Report The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch said the report was based on the analysis of self-sworn affidavits of all 57 MPs who were elected to Rajya Sabha this month. published on : 16th June 2022
	Delhi HC bars AAP, MLA from ‘defaming’ Rashtriya Loktantrik Party MP It was further alleged that the defendants got news circulated on various dates concerning their tweets and allegations which were ex-facie false, concocted, slanderous, scandalous, and derogatory. published on : 16th June 2022
	Second round of Maharashtra poll drama on June 20 The opposition BJP has fielded five candidates, while ruling MVA allies, the Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena, have nominated two candidates each. published on : 14th June 2022
	'Congress working to identify Haryana MLA whose vote went invalid in Rajya Sabha polls': Hooda Amid a blame game in the party's state unit, MLA from the Faridabad NIT assembly constituency Neeraj Sharma said the Congress should identify the 'black sheep' whose vote was cancelled. published on : 13th June 2022
	Rajya Sabha elections: Haryana independent's vote validity to face judicial challenge What was interesting in this ballot paper was that the voting mark was not found in the prescribed box but next to Independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma’s name. published on : 13th June 2022
	Power games: Mukesh Ambni's niece to marry Laxmi Mittal’s nephew on July 7 Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi’s cross-voting wasn’t completely unexpected. published on : 13th June 2022
	Burnished credentials and bruised egos in Rajya Sabha elections He said Fadnavis pulled off a miracle by drawing all Independents and smaller parties to win a difficult third seat. published on : 13th June 2022
	Cross voting in Rajya Sabha polls revives BJP rift in Rajasthan, Raje being targeted Party MLA Shobha Rani violated the party whip by voting for Congress candidate Pramod Tiwari and was suspended and served a notice to reply within seven days. published on : 12th June 2022
	Blame game starts in MVA after defeat of Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Pawar in Rajya Sabha elections Shiv Sena candidate Sanjay Pawar secured 33 votes while BJP’s nominee Dhananjay Mahadik got 25 votes but in the second round Mahadik completed the 41 votes quota while Pawar got a total of 39 votes. published on : 12th June 2022
	'If Raut knows who voted for whom, then he is like Sanjay of Mahabharat': MLA's dig at Shiv Sena Calling himself an associate member of the Nationalist Congress Party, Shinde said he had voted for MVA candidates as per the instructions of the party. published on : 12th June 2022
	Cross voting in Rajya Sabha polls: Congress expels its Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi from all party positions The Haryana Congress has alleged that Bishnoi, an MLA from the Adampur constituency in Hisar, did not vote for the party candidate Ajay Maken. published on : 11th June 2022
	BJP's Rajya Sabha strength falls from 95 to 92; Congress gains two seats to reach 31 From among the 57 retiring members, the BJP had 25 of its members and the Congress had seven who will retire by next month and new ones will replace them. published on : 11th June 2022
	Action sought against Congress' Kuldeep Bishnoi for cross-voting during Rajya Sabha polls: Sources Congress nominee Ajay Maken failed to secure Rajya Sabha berth after one of the party's MLAs, Bishnoi, cross-voted, while the vote of an MLA was declared invalid. published on : 11th June 2022
	Unity, hands-on approach of central leadership key lessons for Congress from Rajya Sabha polls Congress's Haryana MLA and authorised polling agent BB Batra said while the vote of a party MLA was declared invalid, party MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi cross-voted for Sharma, a media baron. published on : 11th June 2022