The Election Commission has rejected Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination, triggering a fresh political controversy. The decision comes at a crucial time for the opposition, raising questions about the nomination process, electoral rules, and its wider political implications. Here's what led to the rejection and what happens next.

EC Rejects Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha Nomination

<p>Kapil Sibal, a senior Congress leader and former union minister, revealed he has quit the party on May 16 as he filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha as an independent candidate endorsed by the Samajwadi Party (SP).</p>

<p>"I was a Congress leader but no longer," Sibal said while filing his nomination in Lucknow in the presence of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. "We are all coming together for 2024," he added.</p>

<p>Sibal has not officially joined the SP and is currently unaffiliated with any political party. The Congress wished him "peace in his new party."</p>

<p>Akhilesh Yadav said that Sibal had brought up several important matters in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the past.</p>

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<p>The next round of Rajya Sabha elections is scheduled for June, with 11 seats from Uttar Pradesh on the ballot.</p>

<p>Sibal is the third Congress leader to resign within two weeks of the party's Udaipur brainstorming session on rebirth ahead of state elections and the general election in 2024. Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel and veteran Punjab Congress leader Sunil Jakhar had both quit from the grand-old party before him.</p>

<p>Sibal, a former union minister, was a member of the so-called G-23 band of Congress leaders who pushed for the party's organisational reforms. He, like many other leaders, has long been open about his dissatisfaction with the Congress party.</p>

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Kapil Sibal, a senior Congress leader and former union minister, revealed he has quit the party on May 16 as he filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha as an independent candidate endorsed by the Samajwadi Party (SP).

Kapil Sibal, a senior Congress leader and former union minister, revealed he has quit the party on May 16 as he filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha as an independent candidate endorsed by the Samajwadi Party (SP). "I was a Congress leader but no longer," Sibal said while filing his nomination in Lucknow in the presence of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. "We are all coming together for 2024," he added. Sibal has not officially joined the SP and is currently unaffiliated with any political party. The Congress wished him "peace in his new party." Akhilesh Yadav said that Sibal had brought up several important matters in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the past. #WATCH | Kapil Sibal filed nomination for Rajya Sabha elections, with the support of SP, in presence of party chief Akhilesh Yadav & party MP Ram Gopal Yadav He says, "I've filed nomination as Independent candidate. I have always wanted to be an independent voice in the country" pic.twitter.com/HLMVXYccHR — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) May 25, 2022 × The next round of Rajya Sabha elections is scheduled for June, with 11 seats from Uttar Pradesh on the ballot. Sibal is the third Congress leader to resign within two weeks of the party's Udaipur brainstorming session on rebirth ahead of state elections and the general election in 2024. Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel and veteran Punjab Congress leader Sunil Jakhar had both quit from the grand-old party before him. Sibal, a former union minister, was a member of the so-called G-23 band of Congress leaders who pushed for the party's organisational reforms. He, like many other leaders, has long been open about his dissatisfaction with the Congress party. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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