Manmohan Singh likely to return to Raya Sabha from Rajasthan to file nomination on August 13

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh is likely to return to the Rajya Sabha with his name being cleared by the Congress as the party's candidate for the bypoll to the Upper House of Parliament from Rajasthan.

According to sources, Manmohan Singh will be going to Jaipur to file his nomination papers on August 13.

"The party has decided to nominate [Manmohan] Singh for the Rajya Sabha byelection," a source in the Congress said.

The vacancy was created after the death of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Madanlal Saini, who passed away on June 24.

If elected, Manmohan Singh will have his Rajya Sabha tenure till April 3, 2024.

Veteran Congress leader Manmohan Singh was a member of the Upper House of Parliament from Assam for almost three decades.

Manmohan Singh was a Rajya Sabha member for five consecutive terms from 1991 to 2019 and the country's prime minister for two consecutive terms from 2004 to 2014.

Manmohan Singh's tenure in the Rajya Sabha ended on June 14 this year and he could not be renominated as the Congress party did not have the strength to send him to the Upper House from Assam again and there was no other vacancy left.

The Election Commission (EC) has already announced the schedule for filling up the Rajya Sabha vacancy from Rajasthan.

The notification for the Rahya Sabha bypoll in Rajasthan was issued on August 7.

The last date for filing nominations is August 14. The election could be held on August 26 and the results will be declared the same day.

The Congress has a majority in Rajasthan and thus, Manmohan Singh is likely to win the bypoll.