Published: June 5, 2026 • 12:00 AM IST · Updated: June 6, 2026 • 6:29 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Congress Rajya Sabha List Out: Pawan Khera, Praveen Chakravarty Among 7 Candidates Published By, Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 00:00 IST Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has been renominated to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka.
Polling will be held for 24 Rajya Sabha seats on June 18. Rapid Read News18 Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Praveen Chakravarty are set to enter the Rajya Sabha after the party on Thursday announced its candidates for seven Upper House seats.
Khera, who heads the Congress’ Media and Publicity Department and is one of the party’s most prominent spokespersons, has been nominated from Karnataka.
Besides Khera, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Mansoor Ali Khan are in the fray from Karnataka.
Praveen Chakravarty, chairman of the party’s Data Analytics and Professionals Department, has been fielded from Tamil Nadu.