This Article is From May 29, 2016

Rajya Sabha Elections: Congress Nominates P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal

Rajya Sabha Elections: Congress Nominates P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal

Former finance minister P Chidamabaram and top lawyer Kapil Sibal (FIle Photo)

New Delhi: The Congress has nominated top lawyers to represent the party in the Rajya Sabha . The surprise inclusion in the list was former Finance Minister P Chidamabaram who hails from Tamil Nadu and has been nominated from Maharashtra.

The Congress has no representation from the state of Tamil Nadu. Kapil Sibal, former union minister in UPA government, also a Supreme Court lawyer will represent the party from the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Lawyer Vivek Tankha has been nominated from Madhya Pradesh

Senior party leaders Ambika Soni and Jairam Ramesh have been re-nominated to the Rajya Sabha .

 
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