Rajya Sabha election result: BJP set to get working majority in Upper House

In Uttar Pradesh, BJP has won 9 seats out of 10; apart from 68-odd seats BJP has, its allies have 18 seats

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday moved closer to a ‘working’ majority in the Rajya Sabha as it improved its tally from 58 to 68 seats.

Its biggest gains came from Uttar Pradesh. It won 9 of the 10 seats from the state for which voting and counting took place on Friday. The Samajwadi Party (SP)’s Jaya Bachchan won. But, Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP’s) Bhimrao Ambedkar, who had been assured support by the SP, Congress and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RJD), lost because of cross-voting. BSP chief Mayawati had promised support to SP candidates in Phulpur and Gorakhpur Lok Sabha