<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Today is the last day for filing the nomination for 58 Rajya Sabha seats. The polling will be held on 23rd of this month.&nbsp;</span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Candidates from various political parties filed their nominations today in various states.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley filed his nomination papers from Uttar Pradesh today.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">He was accompanied by state Deputy Chief Ministers– Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma — and state ministers.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The remaining seven BJP candidates are also likely to file their nominations today. 10 Rajya Sabha seats are at stake from the state.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In Rajasthan, three candidates nominated by the BJP filed their nominations at the legislative assembly today.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Bhupendra Yadav,&nbsp; Kirodi Lal Meena and Madan lal&nbsp; Saini filed their nominations in the presence of Chief Minister Vashundhara Raje and other senior leaders.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">There are three Rajya Sabha Seats in the state for the current election.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In Maharashtra former Chief Minister Narayan Rane, President of State Women's Commission Vijaya Rahatkar, Kerala BJP president V Muralidharan and veteran journalist Kumar Ketkar filed nomination papers today for Rajya Sabha polls from Maharasthra.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Rane filed his nomination paper from BJP. Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar had already filed nomination.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Now there are altogether seven candidates in the fray for the six seats, which means voting will be held instead of unanimous election.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In Bihar, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and five others filed nominations for the six vacant seats of biennial Rajya Sabha elections in the state.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">From JD(U), Basistha Narayan Singh and Mahendra Prasad filed their nominations.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Besides Akhilesh Prasad Singh of Congress Manoj Jha and Ashfaque Karim of RJD have also filed their nomination papers. All candidates are almost certain to win following party's and alliance strength in the legislative assembly.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In Gujarat, Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Mansukh Mandaviya and Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Parshottam Rupala filed the nomination papers as BJP candidates.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Both the leaders are seeking second term of the upper house.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Congress yesterday nominated Naranbhai Rathva and Dr Amee Yagnik. They will file their nomination forms in the afternoon.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In Madhya Pradesh, four BJP Candidates, Dharmendra Pradhan, Thavarchand Gehlot, Ajay Pratap Singh and Kailash Soni filed their nominations in the presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and other senior leaders of the state. Congress candidate Raj Mani Patel will file his nomination later today.&nbsp;</div>''<div><br />''</div>