The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Thursday (March 5, 2026) released the list of party candidates approved for the upcoming 2026 biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha.
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According to a statement by the party, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge approved the candidature of Phulo Devi Netam (Chhattisgarh), Karamvir Singh Boudh (Haryana), Anurag Sharma (Himachal Pradesh), M. Christopher Tilak (Tamil Nadu), and Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy (Telangana) to contest the elections.
The announcement was made in an official communication issued by K.C. Venugopal, General Secretary of the AICC.
Mr. Singhvi has been re-nominated as the party’s Rajya Sabha candidate from Telangana, along with Narender Reddy. Earlier in the day, Vem Narender Reddy, who is considered a close aide to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, expressed gratitude towards the Congress high command upon being nominated by the party to contest the Rajya Sabha elections.
