Rajya Sabha Nominations

I will contest the RS polls: Anshuman Mishra

New Delhi: Anshuman Mishra, the Independent candidate backed by the BJP for Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand did a U-turn on Wednesday saying he will contest the elections.

"I have changed my mind, I am staying firm on my decision to contest the Rajya Sabha polls. People of Jharkhand want me to go to Rajya Sabha," Mishra told CNN-IBN.

Mishra on Tuesday said that he was ready to withdraw his nomination after senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha lashed out over his name being backed. Mishra

said that in case of any hint from the party leadership to step down, he will do so....more    

BJP-backed candidate withdraws nomination for RS

New Delhi: Anshuman Mishra, the Independent candidate for Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand has withdrawn his nomination after senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha lashed out over his name being backed. Mishra won the backing of a section of BJP for his Rajya Sabha candidature but the party did not renominate its Deputy Leader in the Upper House SS Ahluwalia, apparently to accommodate him. Senior leaders have asked parliamentary party chief LK...  

I am deeply hurt by allegations: Anshuman Mishra

Anshuman Mishra has decided to withdraw his Rajya Sabha nomination after senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha lashed out over the issue. ...

News 360: Row over BJP Rajya Sabha candidates

The BJP is once again a house divided, with party President Nitin Gadkari's leadership being questioned over the choice of candidates for the Upper House. ...

J'khand RS nominations: Yashwant Sinha attacks BJP

New Delhi: Two years after CNN-IBN exposed how votes for a Rajya Sabha nomination are up for sale in Jharkhand, the issue re-erupted on Tuesday with senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha attacking his own party. In revolt against the BJP for supporting businessman Anshuman Mishra's candidature, Sinha made startling allegations against his party. But he's only reignited the larger question " are Rajya Sabha seats for sale?...  

George Fernandes files nomination for RS by-poll

Fernandes, 78, was accompanied by JD-U leaders when he filed papers. ...