Sonia Gandhi has reached Rajasthan Assembly for Rajya Sabha nomination.
State President Govind Singh Dotasara welcomed him in the Congress Legislature Party meeting held here.
At the same time, after Sonia reached Jaipur this morning, four names were formally announced by the Congress Party for Rajya Sabha nomination.
These include the names of Sonia Gandhi from Rajasthan, Abhishek Manu Singhvi from Himachal Pradesh, Akhilesh Prasad Singh from Bihar and Chandrakant Handore from Maharashtra.
Mrs Gandhi in Rajasthan Today Filling Nomination for RS
Former national president of Congress Sonia Gandhi will file nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan on Wednesday at an auspicious time on the occasion of Basant Panchami.
Along with Sonia Gandhi, party national president Mallikarjun Kharge, former president Rahul Gandhi and general secretary KC Venugopal will also come to Jaipur.
All the leaders will reach Jaipur by two charter planes from Delhi and go to the Assembly from the airport, where Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are scheduled to meet Congress MLAs in the party lobby.
Rajasthan’s 3 Rajya Sabha seats term ends
In view of Sonia Gandhi’s arrival in Jaipur, Congress has called all its MLAs to Jaipur. It is noteworthy that there are ten seats in Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. Of these, the tenure of Dr. Manmohan Singh (Congress) and Bhupendra Yadav (BJP) is ending on 3 April 2024 whereas Dr. Kirodilal Meena (BJP) had resigned from the post of Rajya Sabha MP after winning the assembly elections.
In such a situation, elections are to be held on three Rajya Sabha seats of Rajasthan in the coming days. According to the strength of MLAs, BJP candidate won on three seats and Congress candidate won on one seat. It is fixed as assumed.
Rajasthan Congress Welcomes Mrs Gandhi
State Congress President Govind Singh Dotasara had asked all the MLAs to come to Jaipur on Wednesday.
Elections are being held for a total of 3 Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan.
According to the numerical strength in the Assembly, it is considered certain that BJP will win two seats and Congress will win one seat.
51 votes are required for one seat. While Congress has 70. The tenure of former PM Manmohan Singh is ending. Sonia Gandhi can file nomination in his place today.
Sonia Gandhi exits from Rae Bareli
Sonia Gandhi has today filed the nomination of Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan and now it is believed that Sonia Gandhi is leaving her ancestral seat of Rae Bareli for the Lok Sabha elections.
Nominations will be filed today on three Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s tenure in Rajya Sabha has ended and Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination on his seat today.
Amethi & Rae Bareli: Congress’ Doninant Seats
Congress had very strong roots in Rae Bareli. Once upon a time, this was the Lok Sabha seat of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, after her Sonia Gandhi from the Gandhi family was contesting elections here.
The dominance of the Gandhi family was on these seats, once upon a time, Amethi, Rae Bareli, and Sultanpur were the strongholds of the Gandhi family, but after losing to Smriti Irani in Amethi in the last Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi also did not intend to contest there again.
Expressed by his thoughts it seem and after that he contested the Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad, Kerala.
In such a situation, it is currently believed that after filing the Rajya Sabha nomination today, Sonia Gandhi has also left the Rae Bareli seat.
Priyanka Gandhi May Fight From Rae Bareli
Today it is also being speculated that Priyanka Gandhi might contest the elections from Rae Bareli, but right now it is just a guess.
The news coming from sources is that Priyanka Gandhi might contest from Rae Bareli in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Priyanka Gandhi has been an important role in the politics of Uttar Pradesh. Even during the assembly elections, Priyanka was regularly seen in Congress rallies and has also been vocal in opposing the Yogi government of UP on many issues.
Congress out from Uttar Pradesh?
The Gandhi family leaving Uttar Pradesh shows that whether it is the Lok Sabha or the Assembly, Congress no longer exists in Uttar Pradesh, as seen in the vote percentage in the last assembly elections and after going to Rae Bareli and Amethi, it has now become clear that Congress has ceased to exist in UP.
