Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election from Rajasthan today, confirmed party leaders. 

She landed in Rajasthan capital Jaipur accompanied by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, her son Rahul Gandhi, and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today.

Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot was also seen at airport with them.

Sonia Gandhi will replace former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who is the Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan, as his tenure is coming to an end.

The party had formally announced her name only after Sonia reached Jaipur this morning. Along with Sonia Gandhi, the names of three more leaders were also announced. These include the names of Abhishek Manu Singhvi from Himachal Pradesh, Akhilesh Prasad Singh from Bihar and Chandrakant Handore from Maharashtra.

In the Congress legislative party meeting called to welcome her and team in Jaipur, state president Govind Singh Dotasra said that Sonia Gandhi's entry into the Rajya Sabha will boost the morale of the workers.

"This is a matter of pride for Rajasthan," said Dotasara.

After Dotasra, leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully and former CM Ashok Gehlot also spoke. All the leaders welcomed the Gandhi family and talked about the high morale of the workers.

Elections for three Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan are scheduled on Feb 27. The last date for filing nomination for Rajya Sabha is Feb 15.

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