Manmohan Singh To File Nomination For Rajya Sabha From Rajasthan Tomorrow

Former prime minister and veteran Congress leader Manmohan Singh on Tuesday filed nomination papers for a Rajya Sabha seat in Rajasthan.

Singh, earlier a Rajya Sabha member from Assam, was accompanied by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, deputy CM Sachin Pilot and party’s other senior leaders in the state. The seat from Rajasthan fell vacant due to the death of BJP’s Madan Lal Saini in June.

Dr Manmohan Singh’s long stint in the Rajya Sabha started in 1991 when he was elected from Assam, soon after then prime minister PV Narasimha Rao inducted him to his cabinet to steer the economy. Manmohan Singh’s association with the Rajya Sabha continued for four more terms, two of them as the country’s prime minister.