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As expected, Congress candidates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Telangana.
The past day for withdrawal of nominations was March 9. They were announced elected arsenic the exertion of lone 1 different campaigner was rejected arsenic the information signifier did not person the requisite enactment successful the signifier of proposers.
Mr. Singhvi and Mr. Reddy filed their nominations astatine the Telangana Legislative Assembly connected March 5 successful the beingness of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and his Cabinet colleagues.
Mr Singhvi, a elder Supreme Court advocate, was remoninated by the Congress from Telangana aft finishing his abbreviated term. He was elected for one-and-a-half years successful the spot vacated by BRS MP K Keshava Rao, who joined the Congress aft the Revanth Reddy authorities took over.
Mr. Reddy, a adjacent person of Mr. Revanth Reddy had been sailing with the CM since they were successful the Telugu Desham Party. He was appointed arsenic the Advisor to Government aft Mr. Revanth Reddy assumed the station of Chief Minister successful December 2023.
Speaking to reporters later, Mr. Narender Reddy extended his gratitude to AICC main Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and others for choosing him to service the State.
Mr. Reddy said helium woud rise Telangana’s issues successful the Rajya Sabha and his dependable would bespeak Telangana and its needs astatine the nationalist level.
