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Rajya Sabha Polls: BJP Wins All Three MP Seats Unopposed After ... Bhopal: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday won all three Rajya Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh unopposed . The development came after the nomination of Congress's Meenakshi Natarajan was rejected by the returning officer, which triggered protests by the Congress. The BJP leaders who were elected unopposed to the Upper House are - Tarun Chugh, Rajneesh Agrawal, Mahesh Kewat, BJP MLA Bhagwan Das Sabnani and the ruling party's state media in-charge, Ashish Agrawal. The newly elected candidates. Notably, Kewat was pitted against Natarajan. The three candidates displayed their certificates of election after receiving them from the Returning Officer at the state assembly premises. They then left the building without speaking to the media personnel waiting outside. BJP MLA Bhagwan Das Sabnani and the ruling party's state media in-charge Ashish Agrawal accompanied the newly elected candidates, reported PTI. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court refused to grant an interim stay on the ongoing Rajya Sabha election process in Madhya Pradesh and declined to restrain authorities from declaring the results, according to …

Meenakshi Natarajan RS nomination: Allegations emerge of Congress ... Follow TNM'sWhatsAppchannel for news updates and story links. The rejection of Telangana Congress in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh has triggered fresh speculation about internal divisions within the Telangana Congress. Allegations had emerged that information about the pending court case that led to her nomination being rejected may have been leaked from within the party itself. The political turmoil coincided with the Supreme Court dismissing Meenakshi’s plea challenging the rejection of her Rajya Sabha nomination papers on Friday, June 12. Meenakshi’s nomination papers were rejected on June 9 after the Returning Officer ruled that she had failed to disclose details of a case pending against her in Telangana. The decision followed a complaint filed by senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya. The case dates back to 2022, when a Congress worker approached the court alleging intimidation, harassment and inaction by several Congress leaders after she lodged complaints of sexual assault. Court records show that the primary allegations of sexual …

Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha row: Democratic values being 'killed under ... INDIA 1d ago Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha row: Democratic values being ‘killed under pressure’, says Amit Chavda Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha row: Democratic values being ‘killed under pressure’, says Amit Chavda What Happened On 12 May 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) rejected the nomination papers of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan for the Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh. The rejection came after the ECI found discrepancies in the candidate’s affidavits and alleged non‑compliance with the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Amit Chavda, a senior Congress leader from Gujarat, described the decision as “not merely an administrative step” but “a killing of democratic values under political pressure.” The ECI’s notice cited three specific issues: an incomplete declaration of assets, a missing signature on the nomination form, and a discrepancy in the candidate’s age as recorded in the voter list. The commission gave Natarajan a 48‑hour window to rectify the errors, a deadline she could not meet. Consequently, the seat, which was expected to be contested by the Congress, remained vacant …

​Lows of the land: On Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination The rejection of the papers of the Congress Rajya Sabha candidate is fraudulent

Cong Slams BJP Over MP RS Poll Nom Rejection, Alleges 'Seat Chori' Date Several Congress leaders, including Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, on Tuesday slammed the BJP over the rejection of nomination papers of party candidate Meenakshi Natarajan for the Rajya Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh. Reddy alleged that BJP is resorting to "seat chori" after "vote chori and SIR". He said rejection of Natarajan's candidature amounts to an assault on democracy. "I condemn the conspiracy by the BJP in Madhya Pradesh which resulted in the rejection of Ms Meenakshi Natarajanji's Rajya Sabha nomination. After #VoteChori and #SIR, they are now resorting to Seat Chori," he said in a post on X. "This is an assault on democracy. People's voices are being stifled. This is a dark day for Indian democracy and needs to be condemned by all citizens. We will all fight for justice," he added. A Congress delegation went to meet the Election Commission in the evening and party leaders said that they could not meet officials. The Election Commission later said it has invited a delegation of Congress to meet with the Commission on June 10. Congress on Tuesday slammed the BJP after nomination papers…

RS polls: EC likely to hear Congress tomorrow over last-minute rejection of Natarajan's nomination The Election Commission is set to meet a Congress delegation regarding the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh. Congress alleges the BJP is destroying democracy by rejecting the nomination, citing concealed information about a Telangana case as the reason. Madhya Pradesh CM welcomed the decision, urging Congress introspection.

Rajya Sabha Election 2026: Why Congress Leader Meenakshi Natarajan's ... Rajya Sabha Election 2026: The rejection of Congress leaderMeenakshi Natarajan’s candidature Tuesday (June 9) ahead of the elections to Rajya Sabha provoked angry Congress protests, including a sit-in protest by party national general secretary K C Venugopal outside the Election Commission’s (EC) office in New Delhi. The latest round ofRajya Sabhaelections, which has 24 seats at stake, includes three seats from Madhya Pradesh. Natarajan, a senior Congress leader and former Lok Sabha MP, had been nominated by the party from the state, and the Congress had been making arrangements to ensure her election would go smoothly without any cross-voting from its own MLAs. But her candidature was rejected during scrutiny of nominations by the Returning Officer (RO) concerned on Tuesday. Here’s what to know about why her candidature was rejected and what are the reasons for disqualification of an individual’s candidature to the Upper House of Parliament. Natarajan’s candidature Natarajan is a former president of the Youth Congress and former Lok Sabha MP from Haryana’s Mandsaur (2009-14). She was also a Congress gene…

'Egregious, blatantly unlawful': Cong challenges RS rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan Congress has urged the Election Commission to reinstate Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination from Madhya Pradesh, calling its rejection 'egregious' and 'blatantly unlawful'. The party argues that a Telangana court's notice on a private complaint does not constitute a criminal case requiring disclosure. This rejection significantly impacts the Rajya Sabha election dynamics in the state.

Rajya Sabha polls: Congress candidate from Madhya Pradesh Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination rejected The returning officer had issued a notice to Meenakshi Natarajan based on an objection raised by BJP candidate Mahesh Kewat

Rajya Sabha polls: Congress delegation meets ECI over rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said that all Meenakshi Natarajan had received was a court notice on a private complaint, asking why cognisance shouldn’t be taken

SC points Congress' Meenakshi Natarajan to EC remedy… - inkl The Supreme Court on Friday indicated that challenges to the rejection of election nomination papers are ordinarily not entertained at the pre-election stage, observing that candidates whose nominations are rejected by a returning officer generally have recourse to remedies available under the election law framework, PTI reported. The observations came while a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S. Chandurkar heard a petition filed by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh. Also Read:Congress moves ECI against rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha papers According to the report, the bench questioned whether the apex court had ever intervened in a similar matter at the stage of nomination scrutiny. "However erroneous the decision may be, once a nomination is rejected, the remedy ordinarily lies elsewhere. Is there any judgment of this Court where we have interfered at that stage?" the bench asked. Appearing for Natarajan, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi argued that the rejection of the nomination was …

After RS candidate rejected, Congress's resort politics plan falls through BENGALURU: The much-hyped ‘resort politics’ operation of the Congress was thrown into disarray even before it could take off. The party had planned to fly Madhya Pradesh MLAs to Karnataka and shelter them at Wonderla resort near Bidadi to prevent cross-voting or poaching ahead of the June 18 Rajya Sabha polls. Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar was personally overseeing the exercise — repeating the 2017 strategy he had used to protect Gujarat MLAs for the late Ahmed Patel. However, in a major setback, the Election Commission rejected the candidature of Congress’ Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan. As a result, all 63 Congress MLAs who were scheduled to fly to Bengaluru on Tuesday evening remain in Bhopal. Only one MLA who was travelling on his own reached Bengaluru. Senior Congress leaders had earlier confirmed the mass relocation plan, with sources stating that each MLA would be accompanied by an aide and personal security, turning the resort into a heavily guarded “poach-proof” camp with 24x7 vigil, phone restrictions, and on-site minders for nine days. KPCC leaders had publicly assured that …

A highly-contested Rajya Sabha rejection Rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination has exposed Congress faultlines

Meenakshi Natarajan Clarifies Rajya Sabha Nomination Rejection, Alleges ... Meenakshi Natarajan: రాజ్యసభ ఎన్నికల నామినేషన్ తిరస్కరణ అంశంపై కాంగ్రెస్ తెలంగాణ ఇంచార్జి మీనాక్షి నటరాజన్ స్పందించారు. ఈ వ్యవహారం ప్రస్తుతం కోర్టు పరిధిలో ఉందని, దీనిపై న్యాయపరంగా పోరాటం కొనసాగిస్తామని స్పష్టం చేశారు. తన నామినేషన్ తిరస్కరణకు కారణంగా చెబుతున్న అంశాలపై వివరణ ఇచ్చిన ఆమె.. తనపై ఎలాంటి క్రిమినల్ కేసులు లేవని అన్నారు. లీగల్ నోటీసు మాత్రమే వచ్చిందని, అది కూడా ఒక ప్రైవేట్ పిటిషన్‌కు సంబంధించినదేనని తెలిపారు. ఫార్మ్-26లో లీగల్ నోటీసులను తప్పనిసరిగా పేర్కొనాల్సిన నిబంధన లేదని చెప్పారు. ప్రైవేట్ పిటిషన్ వ్యవహారానికి తనకు ఎలాంటి సంబంధం లేదని మీనాక్షి నటరాజన్ స్పష్టం చేశారు. ఆ ఘటన జరిగిన సమయంలో తాను ఇంచార్జిగా కూడా లేనని తెలిపారు. నాంపల్లి కోర్టు కూడా ఆ కేసు తన పరిధిలోకి రాదని పేర్కొన్నట్లు చెప్పారు. పిటిషన్ దాఖలు చేసిన మహిళకు కాంగ్రెస్ పార్టీ అండగా నిలిచిందని ఆమె వెల్లడించారు. ఫిర్యాదులో ఉన్న వ్యక్తిని పార్టీ నుంచి సస్పెండ్ చేయడంతో పాటు టికెట్ కూడా నిరాకరించామని చెప్పారు. పార్టీ పరంగా అవసరమైన చర్యలన్నీ తీసుకున్నామని వివరించారు. తన నామినేషన్ తిరస్కరణపై తాను నిరాశ చెందలేదని, ఇప్పటికే ఎన్నికల పిటిషన్ దాఖలు చేశామని చెప్పారు. న్యాయపరంగా పోరాటం కొనసాగిస్తానని స్పష్టం చేశారు. రాజ్యసభకు వెళ్లేందుకు తెలంగాణ…

Congress hangs RSS uniform at Bhopal election office over Natarajan's Rajya Sabha rejection Congress workers protested the rejection of Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination by hanging an RSS uniform on the locked gate of the Chief Electoral Officer's office in Bhopal.

Supreme Court to hear Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea against rejection of RS candidature on June 12 Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi urged the Bench to consider the unlisted mentioning of her plea on the ground that the nomination paper was wrongly rejected by the returning officer

Supreme Court weighs in as BJP's 3 Rajya Sabha picks in Madhya Pradesh ... TheBharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on Thursday secured all three Rajya Sabha seats fromMadhya Pradesh, after Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination was rejected earlier this week, with the opposition party terming the developments “theft”, “hijacking” of the democratic process and “betrayal” of people. The three BJP nominees were among the 22 candidates who were elected unopposed in the biennial elections. Following the completion of the nomination withdrawal process, returning officer Arvind Sharma declared BJP nominees Rajneesh Agrawal, Tarun Chugh and Mahesh Kevat elected unopposed from Madhya Pradesh and handed them certificates of election at the assembly complex. Also read |A surprise BJP candidate has turned Madhya Pradesh's Rajya Sabha race into a thriller It came on a day the Supreme Court refused to halt the poll process, but agreed to hear the Natarajan’s plea on Friday. Kevat credited the party organisation for his rise. “It can happen only in BJP that a small worker from Bundelkhand like me became Rajya Sabha MP,” he said. Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh told PTI: “When there…

Supreme Court dismisses Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan's plea ... Supreme Court Hearing Meenakshi Natarajan’s Plea Live Updates: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea against the rejection of her Rajya Sabha nomination. The matter was mentioned by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi yesterday before a bench of Justices P K Mishra and A S Chandurkar, which said it will be listed on Friday, subject to curing of defects, if any. BJP’s Madhya Pradesh general secretary Rahul Kothari had filed an objection to Natarajan’s candidature with the RO, alleging that she had failed to fully disclose details of a case against her in the affidavit submitted with her nomination papers. Kothari was referring to a private complaint pending before a court inHyderabadagainst various individuals. Bench: Any intepretation that this court can interfere where nomination paper has been rejected, while leaving others to avail election petition would not be encouraged. In view we are not inclined and thereby dismissed. Breaking-Supreme Court dismisses Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea against RS nomination rejection Bench: If the arguments raised by Singhvi that in …

Congress leaders slam BJP over rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's ... Congress leaders slam BJP over rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination papers in RS polls By ANI | Updated: June 9, 2026 22:55 IST 2026-06-10T04:24:49+5:30 2026-06-09T22:55:03+5:30 Preferred on Preferred on Next New Delhi [India], June 9 : Several Congress leaders, including Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, on Tuesday slammed ... Congress leaders slam BJP over rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination papers in RS polls New Delhi [India], June 9 : Several Congress leaders, including Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, on Tuesday slammed the BJP over the rejection of nomination papers of party candidate Meenakshi Natarajan for the Rajya Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh. Reddy alleged that BJP is resorting to "seat chori" after "vote chori and SIR". He said rejection of Natarajan's candidature amounts to an assault on democracy. "I condemn the conspiracy by the BJP in Madhya Pradesh which resulted in the rejection of Ms Meenakshi Natarajanji's Rajya Sabha nomination. After #VoteChori and #SIR , they are now resorting to Seat Chori," he said in a post on X. "This is an assault on democracy. Pe…

Supreme Court dismisses Meenakshi Natarajan plea over Rajya Sabha nomination rejection A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and A.S. Chandurkar observed that Article 329 of the Constitution bars judicial interference once the nomination of a candidate is rejected by the returning officer

Congress calls Returning Officer’s order on Meenakshi Natarajan’s RS nomination ‘egregious’ Senior leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who led the party’s legal arguments before the Election Commission, said the Congress had demonstrated that the Returning Officer’s decision was legally untenable and urged the EC to reverse the decision

BJP wins all three Rajya Sabha seats unopposed in MP after Meenakshi ... The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured all three Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh after its candidates, Rajneesh Agrawal, Tarun Chugh and Mahesh Kewat, were elected unopposed in the 2026 Rajya Sabha elections. The development came after the nomination of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan was rejected during scrutiny, effectively clearing the path for BJP's candidates. Following the completion of the nomination withdrawal process, there were no remaining challengers in the fray, resulting in the three BJP nominees being declared elected without a contest. The victorious candidates later received their certificates of election at the Madhya Pradesh Assembly complex. The three candidates displayed their certificates of election after receiving them from the Returning Officer at the state assembly premises. The political equation for the Rajya Sabha election, originally scheduled for voting on June 18, changed dramatically when Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination was rejected by the Returning Officer during the scrutiny process. Returning Officer Arvind Sharma accepted the object…

Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha row: Democratic values being ‘killed under pressure’, says Amit Chavda Reacting to the rejection of Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination papers in Madhya Pradesh, Amit Chavda said the decision was “not merely an administrative step” but “a killing of democratic values under political pressure”

Once nomination is rejected, remedy lies with EC: SC to Meenakshi Natarajan TheSupreme Courton Friday observed that once a candidate’s nomination is rejected by a returning officer, the appropriate remedy is to approach the Election Commission, while hearing aplea by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajanchallenging therejection of her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S Chandurkar questioned whether the court could intervene at this stage and asked Natarajan to cite any precedent where such interference had taken place. "However erroneous the decision may be, once a nomination is rejected, the remedy ordinarily lies elsewhere. Is there any judgment of this Court where we have interfered at that stage?" the bench said. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Natarajan, argued that candidates are required to disclose only criminal cases carrying a minimum sentence of two years and that, in the present case, only summons had been issued. He contended that Natarajan’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha poll in Madhya Pradesh was wrongly rejected by the returning officer over alleged non-disclosure of a criminal ca…

Andhra Pradesh Congress condemns rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination Party leaders allege the ECI applied double standards, saying a Jharkhand candidate got 24 hours to fix his papers while Ms. Natarajan got no such chance

Congress condemns BJP over rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan ... - Dailyhunt S everal Congress leaders criticised the BJP on Tuesday following the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh. Advertisement Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy accused the BJP of engaging in “seat chori” after “vote chori and SIR” and stated that the rejection amounted to “an assault on democracy.” In a post on X, Reddy said, “I condemn the conspiracy by the BJP in Madhya Pradesh which resulted in the rejection of Ms Meenakshi Natarajanji’s Rajya Sabha nomination. After #VoteChori and #SIR, they are now resorting to Seat Chori. This is an assault on democracy. People’s voices are being stifled. This is a dark day for Indian democracy and needs to be condemned by all citizens. We will all fight for justice.” A Congress delegation visited the Election Commission on Tuesday evening to raise the issue but was unable to meet officials. The Election Commission later announced it would meet the Congress delegation on June 10. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal described the rejection as “a blatant attempt by the BJP to destroy the democratic …

Meenakshi Natarajan nomination: Congress leaders eyeing RS seat ‘spoilt’ chances of party nominee, says M.P. CM The Congress alleged that Ms. Natarajan’s nomination was rejected as part of a “premeditated conspiracy” and all its 62 MLAs would call on President Droupadi Murmu in Delhi on Friday, June 12, to seek her intervention in the matter.

Huge row after Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's RS nomination ... Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for one of the three Rajya Sabha seats inMadhya Pradeshwas rejected on Tuesday, PTI reported. Her papers were dismissed over allegations of concealing information related to a legal case in her affidavit, the news agency said. "Natarajan's nomination has been rejected by the Returning Officer on the grounds of hiding information about a case," an MP Assembly official told PTI. ALSO READ |Rajya Sabha elections: Congress to fly MP MLAs to Karnataka amid poaching fears The Election Commission hasgiven an appointmentto a Congress delegation for a meeting on Wednesday. Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan alleged that the BJP is “muzzling democracy and the Constitution,” saying that what was earlier limited to “vote theft” has now become “seat theft.” She said, “When the number of members was not adequate, and the BJP fielded third candidate, it all started from there, and we started to understand that they are doing the politics of muzzling the democracy, constitution.” She added, “What was limited to vote theft, has now become seat theft... When they felt thi…

Was Congress's Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination valid? What ... The Election Commission’s decision toreject Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s nominationfor the Rajya Sabha election has triggered a major political and legal controversy. Congress reacted sharply,calling the move "egregious" and a "subversion of democracy", and urged the Election Commission to roll back the decision. Natarajan also appeared before the Election Commission on Wednesday to present her case. Natarajan’sRajya Sabhanomination from Madhya Pradesh was rejected after the Returning Officer held that she had failed to disclose details of a pending court case in Telangana in her nomination affidavit. The BJP had objected to her nomination during scrutiny, alleging that she concealed material information related to the case. Sources in the Congress legal team told India Today that the party has argued the alleged “summons” issued by a Telangana court was merely part of a pre-cognisance inquiry and did not amount to formal criminal proceedings against her. According to the party, there was no direct allegation against Natarajan in the complaint itself. The ECI’s final decision was awaited at the …

Meenakshi Natarajan row ends in BJP’s 3-0 Rajya Sabha sweep in MP amid Congress protest The BJP secured three Rajya Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh unopposed after the Congress nominee's nomination was rejected. Despite legal challenges and protests by the Congress, the Election Commission and Supreme Court did not intervene in time, leading to the BJP's victory. This outcome concluded a politically charged battle marked by allegations of horse-trading and constitutional conspiracy.