RS polls: Abhishek Singhvi, Kumar Ketkar among 10 Congress candidates
The Congress cleared the names of 10 candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in seven states, including Abhishek Manu Singhvi from West Bengal and senior journalist Kumar Ketkar from Maharashtra. Congress President Rahul Gandhi approved the names for 23 March Rajya Sabha polls. The last date for nominations is tomorrow. Former Union Minister Naranbhai Rathwa along with prominent lawyer Amee Yagnik was nominated from Gujarat.
Congress's candidates from Jharkhand, MP, Karnataka and Telangana
Former Rajya Sabha member Dhiraj Prasad Sahu was nominated as Congress candidate from Jharkhand, while Rajamani Patel will contest from Madhya Pradesh. The party has also nominated L Hanumanthaiah, Syed Naseer Hussain and GC Chandrasekhar from Karnataka, while Porika Balram Naik has been nominated to contest from Telangana. The result will be declared on 23 March by 5 pm.
