External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will file his nomination for Rajya Sabha from Gandhinagar in Gujarat today.
The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the election on 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal to be held on July 24.
Election Commission has said that 10 members from Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal are scheduled to retire in the months of July and August.
The 10 seats which are to be vacated in Rajya Sabha due to the retirement of members include Derek O’Brien from West Bengal and Dr. S Jaishankar from Gujarat.
Election Commission has said that July 13 is the last date for filing nominations for the vacant RS seats. The counting of the votes will be done on July 24.