Sonia Gandhi Rajya Sabha: Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi will be the party’s candidate from Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha elections and she will file nomination papers today i.e. on Wednesday at 11 am. Sources have given this information. Other Congress leaders may also be present on this occasion, in which the names of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, former president Rahul Gandhi, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and many other leaders are coming to the fore. Let us tell you that Congress will soon release the list of candidates for its Rajya Sabha elections in which Sonia Gandhi’s name has almost been approved. Please note that the last date for filing nomination papers is 15th February.
#WATCH , Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrives in Jaipur, Rajasthan to file her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election.
Her son & party MP Rahul Gandhi and her daughter & party’s general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are accompanying her. pic.twitter.com/yskO2N0g8a
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Lok Sabha member continuously since 1999
It is also important to note that Sonia Gandhi has served as a Lok Sabha member continuously since 1999 and is currently representing Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh. This time she will face the challenge to enter Rajya Sabha, which will happen for the first time. With this, she will become the second member of the Gandhi family to enter the Rajya Sabha. Before this, former PM Indira Gandhi had also done this. Regarding entering the Rajya Sabha, Sonia Gandhi has generally said that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
#WATCH , On Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi filing Rajya Sabha nomination from Jaipur, former Rajasthan CM & senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot says, "…She could have gone to any state and become a Rajya Sabha Member, but if she has chosen Rajasthan, this… pic.twitter.com/euWIfuZrtK
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Manmohan Singh’s Rajya Sabha tenure from Rajasthan is ending
Congress has not yet announced any candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections and this has not been officially stated by Sonia Gandhi. Candidates from other areas of the party may also be announced soon. Let us tell you that the tenure of Manmohan Singh in Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan is ending in April, and along with it the tenure of many other leaders is also ending. BJP has already announced its candidates, while Congress has not announced anyone officially yet.
Urge to nominate Sonia Gandhi
Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee had requested the party leadership to nominate Sonia Gandhi for the Rajya Sabha seat from the state. Filing of nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections has started from February 8. Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on February 16, while candidates will be able to withdraw their names till February 20. If necessary, voting will be held on February 27 from 9 am to 4 pm and counting of votes will begin at 5 pm on the same day.