Sonia Gandhi to file nomination from Rajasthan

According to party sources on Tuesday, former president of the Congress Sonia Gandhi would present her candidacy from Rajasthan in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. She is scheduled to travel to Jaipur, where she is expected to be accompanied by her daughter, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and party president Mallikarjun Kharge for the submission of nomination papers.

Manmohan Singh, the former prime minister, is resigning from the Rajya Sabha, and she will take his place. Rae Bareli will now have a new MP thanks to her Rajya Sabha debut, albeit it is unclear if Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would run for office from this seat. Sonia's primary motivation for relocating to Rajya Sabha is her health.

Sonia Gandhi is all set for Rajya Sabha this time. She will file her nomination tomorrow, Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to accompany her. Final decision on the state where she will contest from will be taken by tonight: Sources

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According to sources, Sonia picked Rajasthan over Himachal Pradesh to convey to the party's supporters that it is not giving up on north India. Furthermore, sources claimed that even though the BJP was in power, Rajasthan was a safer seat than Himachal. The party has not yet formally announced its candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections, but according to reports, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, the head of the Bihar Congress, Syed Nasir Hussain, and Abhishek Manu Singhvi have all had their names vetted. Of the 56 Rajya Sabha seats, ten can be won by the Congress.