 | Sushmita Dev elected to Rajya Sabha from Bengal unopposedDev collected the certificate of her election from the Speaker and returning officer during the day, an official in the speaker's office said. |
 | Union Minister L Murugan files nomination for Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha bypollMurugan's unopposed election to Rajya Sabha is believed to be almost certain as Congress has already announced about not fielding any candidate. |
 | BJP not to contest Bengal Rajya Sabha bypoll, says focus on Bhowanipore byelectionThe TMC has nominated Sushmita Dev for the by-poll which was necessitated after party leader Manas Bhunia vacated the RS seat after winning the recent Assembly elections. |
 | BJP not to field candidate for Bengal RS bypoll, TMC's Sushmita Dev likely to be elected unopposedThe TMC had last week named Sushmita Dev, who recently joined the party after quitting the Congress, as its candidate for the by-poll. |
 | Madhya Pradesh: Congress not to field candidate for RS bypoll; BJP's Murugan likely to be elected unopposedThe vacancy emerged in Madhya Pradesh after the then Union minister Thaawarchand Gehlot resigned following his appointment as Karnataka governor in July this year. |
 | Congress leaders lobbying hard to get ticket for Rajya Sabha electionAfter the death Satav, Rahul Gandhi in a condolence meeting assured Pradnya Satav that the party will extend all possible support to the Satav family. |
| TMC nominates Sushmita Dev for Rajya Sabha bypollDev, who was one of the national spokespersons of Congress and its women's wing chief, switched over to the Mamata Banerjee-led camp last month. |
 | Trinamool Congress nominates Jawhar Sircar for Rajya Sabha by-electionThe Election Commission had on July 16 said that bypoll to the Rajya Sabha seat from West Bengal vacated by Dinesh Trivedi earlier this year will be held on August 9. |
