India: Sonia Gandhi files Rajya Sabha nomination from Rajasthan
File image of Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
Sonia Gandhi, former and the longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress, filed her nomination for Rajya Sabha elections at the State Assembly in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Wednesday (Feb 14). She was accompanied by party leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ashok Gehlot and Govind Singh Dotasra.
As per reports, Sonia Gandhi took the decision to move to the Rajya Sabha due to health reasons, which has been making it difficult for her to visit her Lok Sabha constituency regularly.
Welcoming Sonia Gandhi's nomination from the Rajya Sabha, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said that the Congress leader has always been connected with Rajasthan.
"We heartily welcome the announcement of respected Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji as the Rajya Sabha candidate from the Congress Party, who renounced the post of Prime Minister," said Gehlot, in a post shared on X.
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A statement was released by the Congress party in which it nominated Sonia Gandhi from Rajasthan, Akhilesh Prasad Singh from Bihar, Abhishek Manu Singhvi from Himachal Pradesh, and Chandrakant Handore from Maharashtra.
After the Congress leader filed her nomination, State Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra said, "This decision will give us strength...We will perform very well under the leadership of Mallikarjun Kharge and you...We will make Congress win. Our goal is to ensure that Rahul Gandhi becomes the PM of the country."
BJP leader takes a jibe on Gandhi's shift, says she must be 'tired'
Speaking about Sonia Gandhi's Rajya Sabha nomination, Union Minister Giriraj Singh took a sharp jibe and said she must be tired.
"She must be tired," the minister said.
Gandhi, who was nominated to Lok Sabha from Rae Bareli, will not contest the upcoming general elections. In 1999, she was first elected as an MP after she took over as the Congress president.
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In April, a total of 56 members of the Rajya Sabha, who belong to 15 states, will be retiring and the election for the vacant seats will be held on February 27. The last date for filing nominations for Rajya Sabha is February 15.
Gandhi was the second member of the Gandhi family to get entry into the Rajya Sabha after former prime minister Indira Gandhi, who became a member of the Upper House from August 1964 to February 1967.
(With inputs from agencies)