Congress releases first list of candidates for Rajya Sabha elections; Sonia Gandhi, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Ajay Maken among candidate

The Congress party has officially released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha Biennial Elections, scheduled for February 27, across various states. (Photo credit: Agencies)

Sonia Gandhi, who chairs the Congress Parliamentary Party, filed her nomination on Wednesday. A prominent political figure, she has been repeatedly elected to the Lok Sabha from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. The nominations come ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April-May this year. (Photo credit: ANI)

Party treasurer Maken has been fielded from Karnataka. Maken had unsuccessfully contested the Rajya Sabha election from Haryana last year. (Photo credit: ANI)

Abhishek Manu Singhvi, a senior advocate and Congress spokesperson, represents West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha. This time, the party has fielded Singhvi from Himachal Pradesh. (Photo credit: PTI)

Akhilesh Prasad Singh, elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar in 2018, currently serves as the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee President since December 5, 2022. (Photo credit: ANI)

Senior leader and former union minister Renuka Chowdhury and young leader Anil Kumar Yadav are the Congress candidates for Rajya Sabha elections from Telangana. Renuka Chowdhury has thanked the Congress for nominating her. (Photo credit: Agencies)

Additionally, Congress has nominated, Dr Syed Naseer Hussain, and GC Chandrashekhar from Karnataka; Ashok Singh from Madhya Pradesh (Photo credit: Agencies)

On the other hand, BJP has fielded JP Nadda and Ashok Chavan among the the candidates for the rajya sabha elections. (Photo credit: Agencies)