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Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi reached Jaipur and filed her nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan.
She landed at the Jaipur airport accompanied by son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. She was received by senior leader and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and others.
The party is certain to win one Rajya Sabha seat from the state, and it will be the 77-year-old leader’s first term in the Upper House after serving five terms as a Lok Sabha MP.
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi reached Jaipur Wednesday morning to file her nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan.
She landed at the Jaipur airport accompanied by son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. She was received by senior leader and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and others.
The party is certain to win one Rajya Sabha seat from the state, and it will be the 77-year-old leader’s first term in the Upper House after serving five terms as a Lok Sabha MP.
Gandhi, who represented Rae Bareli in Lok Sabha, will not contest the next general elections. She was first elected as an MP in 1999 after taking over as the Congress president.
Ashok Gehlot said on X, “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.” “Today her announcement as Rajya Sabha candidate from Rajasthan is a matter of happiness for the entire state and with this announcement all the old memories have been refreshed,” he added.
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.
Mrs. Sonia Gandhi heartily connected with Rajasthan. When Shri Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister, Sonia ji…
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) February 14, 2024
A total of 56 members of Rajya Sabha from 15 states are retiring in April and the election to the seats will be held on February 27. The last date for filing nominations is February 15.
