Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and five other candidates, two each of the JD(U) and the RJD and one from the Congress, were today declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar. State Assembly Secretary Ram Shresth Rai handed over the certificates to the six candidates. Since there were only six nominations for as many seats falling vacant from the state in the Rajya Sabha, all the candidates were declared elected unopposed. Apart from Prasad, who has been re-nominated to the Upper House of Parliament by the BJP, the others declared elected to the Rajya Sabha are -- Bas ... Read More

Andhra Pradeshs ruling party had yesterday offered to back the YSR Congress no-confidence motion but has now said it withdraws the support as it smells a nexus between it and the BJP. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has moved a no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA government in the Lok Sabha today. The no-trust motion was moved by Kakinada MP Thota Narasimham, hours after party president N Chandrababu Naidu announced in Amaravati that the party was exiting the ruling dispensation. Andhra Pradeshs ruling party had yesterday offered to back the YSR Congress no-confidence motion but ha ... Read More

The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday nominated a Delhi-based businessman with past links to the Congress and a veteran chartered accountant as its Rajya Sabha nominees apart from party leader Sanjay Singh. But, the decision prompted senior AAP leader Kumar Vishwas to go public with his battle against party chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, saying he has been punished for speaking the truth. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia declared the names of Sanjay Singh, chartered accountant ND Gupta and philanthropist businessman Sushil Gupta on Wednesday afternoon. The last two were fairly unknown ti ... Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for strengthening the BJP at its roots for a win in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and also pitched for promoting young faces inside and outside the party. Addressing the BJP parliamentary party here, Modi pushed for promoting the new generation for a New India, a vision for 2022 promoted by his government. He also urged party leaders not to be affected by the oppositions disinformation campaign against the BJP, Parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar told reporters. ... Read More

For two decades, Prem Kumar Dhumal, 73, the two-time former chief minister, remained the most saleable face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh. On Monday, as the party registered a win, Dhumals saleability was dented in an ironical twist of fate. He lost to his one-time protg, Rajinder Singh Rana of the Congress, from Sujanpur assembly segment of Hamirpur district. ... Read More

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on its own is unlikely to gain a majority in the Rajya Sabha until the 2019 general elections but might cross the halfway mark in the Upper House with the help of friendly parties by next June.The BJPs victories in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan are expected to push the NDA and its partners past the majority mark in the Upper House, where the government has often struggled to push bills through because of the Opposition. The NDA currently holds 76 seats in the 245-member Upper House, where the halfway mark is 123. ... Read More