Sonia Gandhi to file nomination for Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan Instead of Karnataka

Sonia Gandhi, the former president of the Congress party, is set to file her nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan on Wednesday. This will mark her first term in the Upper House after serving five terms as a Lok Sabha MP.

Key points:

• Sonia Gandhi will be accompanied by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the nomination filing.
• She is not contesting the next Lok Sabha elections and this will be her first time in the Rajya Sabha.
• The Congress is confident of winning one of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan.
• Sonia Gandhi will be the second member of the Gandhi family to enter Rajya Sabha after Indira Gandhi.
• The party has not formally declared any candidate for the elections yet.
• Speculation is rife that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra could contest from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency.
• Sonia Gandhi’s decision to contest from Rajasthan is seen as a signal that the Congress party is not abandoning the Hindi-heartland.
• The elections for the Rajya Sabha seats will be held on February 27.
• The last date for filing nominations is February 15.
• A total of 56 members of Rajya Sabha from 15 states are retiring in April