Rajya Sabha polls highlights: BJP wins 8 seats out of 10 in UP
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Rajya Sabha Election 2024 results: BJP wins 8 Rajya Sabha seats out of 10 in UP. BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan has won the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh. Karnataka counting ends; Congress wins 3, BJP wins 1 seat. Ajay Maken, G C Chandrasekhar, Syed Naseer Hussain (all Cong), Narayansa K Bhandage (BJP) win Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka.
After the polling ended, the counting of votes has started in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, an FIR has been registered against the JD(S) leader contesting the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka, D Kupendra Reddy, and his aides at the Vidhana Soudha police station in Bengaluru, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday.
After the polling ended, the counting of votes has started in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, an FIR has been registered against the JD(S) leader contesting the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka, D Kupendra Reddy, and his aides at the Vidhana Soudha police station in Bengaluru, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah confirmed that an FIR has been registered against Janata Dal (Secular) leader D Kupendra Reddy, and his aides at the Vidhana Soudha police station for "threatening" Congress MLAs in connection with the Rajya Sabha polls.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief whip Manoj Pandey has resigned from his post amid cross-voting in RS polls in UP state Assembly. Manoj Pandey is a legislator from Unchahar in Raebareli district.
In a high-stakes electoral fight in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded eight candidates and the opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) three for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats. Both the parties have the required numbers to send seven and three members respectively unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, but the BJP has raised the stakes by fielding Sanjay Seth as its eighth candidate. Seth, a former SP leader, joined the saffron party in 2019. Voting for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats will be conducted todayy and the results will also be announced on the same day. In the 403-member state Assembly, the BJP and the SP are the two largest parties with 252 legislators and 108 legislators respectively.
Forty-one leaders for 56 seats have already been elected unopposed. Elections are due in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh for the remaining 15 seats. The SP has fielded Jaya Bachchan, retired IAS officer Alok Ranjan and Dalit leader Ramji Lal Suman for three Rajya Sabha seats. The saffron party has fielded RPN Singh, Chaudhary Tejveer Singh, Amarpal Maurya, Sangeeta Balwant, Sudhanshu Trivedi, Sadhna Singh and Naveen Jain.
Ahead of the election for one Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, the BJP on Monday accused the ruling Congress of issuing whip to its members to pressurise them and stated that the legislators have been elected democratically and have the right to vote as per their wish. Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur stated that the Congress has issued a whip asking its MLAs to vote for party candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Thakur argued tha tthe Election Commission of India had made it clear that whip can't be issued for the election.
Ahead of the election for one Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, the BJP on Monday accused the ruling Congress of issuing whip to its members to pressurise them and stated that the legislators have been elected democratically and have the right to vote as per their wish. Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur stated that the Congress has issued a whip asking its MLAs to vote for party candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Thakur argued tha tthe Election Commission of India had made it clear that whip can't be issued for the election.
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3:55 PM
NCP leader Praful Patel resigns from Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: National Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Praful Patel resigned from the Rajya Sabha seat on Tuesday. “Shri Praful Patel, an elected member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) representing the state of Maharashtra resigned his seat in the Rajya Sabha and his resignation has been accepted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha with effect from 27th February 2024,” the official release said.
3:55 PM
BJP wins 8 Rajya Sabha seats out of 10 in UP
SP bags 2 seats in UP
3:38 PM
Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Tight race in UP amid cross-voting
Congress and Samajwadi Party MLAs have cross-voted in droves during the Rajya Sabha polls, bringing the INDIA bloc under huge pressure ahead of the general election. The beneficiary is the BJP, which stands to gain two extra seats in the Upper House.
2:44 PM
BJP bags lone seat from Himachal
BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan has won the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh.
2:44 PM
There was a tie in Himachal, BJP candidate won by toss, says LoP and former CM Jairam Thakur
Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Himachal Pradesh BJP leader and former CM Jairam Thakur said there was a tie between the Congress and BJP candidates and both received 34 votes. He said a tie-breaker was employed and the BJP candidate won by toss.
2:13 PM
Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu alleges BJP Kidnapped Congress MLAs
Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that around six MLAs from his party had gone incommunicado. He accused the BJP of misusing power.
1:11 PM
Karnataka counting ends; Congress wins 3, BJP wins 1 seat
Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Karnataka counting ends; Congress wins 3, BJP wins 1 seat. Ajay Maken, G C Chandrasekhar, Syed Naseer Hussain (all Cong), Narayansa K Bhandage (BJP) win Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka.
1:09 PM
Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Counting continues in Himachal
1:01 PM
Seven SP MLAs reportedly cross vote in favor of BJP; counting of votes stopped
Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Reportedly, the counting of votes has been stopped amid SP MLA from Bhojipura Shahjeel Islam's vote being held invalid. According to reports, seven SP MLAs have cross voted in favor of BJP and one MLA did not vote.
12:59 PM
Cross-voting speculations loom large in Himachal
Amid concerns in the Congress over cross-voting, polling for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh ended on Tuesday, with ruling party MLA from Chintpurni Sudershan Babloo casting the last vote, reported PTI. The polling, which started at 9 am, was brisk and all 68 members have voted. Independent MLA from Hamirpur Ashish was the first to cast his vote. After casting his vote, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the MLAs have voted as per the ideology of the party. "We have 40 MLAs in the state assembly, and unless MLAs are bought off, we will get all the votes," he said. The Sukhu's remarks have added to the speculations of cross-voting. Congress MLA Babloo was brought to the Assembly in a helicopter as he was reportedly unwell. Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur claimed that the chief minister's helicopter was sent to bring Congress MLA Babloo, which is violation of model code of conduct, and demanded that his vote should not be counted. Thakur earlier said that it was the democratic right of the MLAs to vote and it was not necessary that the candidate be elected unopposed.
12:58 PM
Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Counting stopped In Himachal, says sources
After a complaint was filed by the BJP, the counting of votes in Himachal Pradesh was stopped for some time, say sources.
12:41 PM
"Congress candidates will comfortably register victory", says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday that Ajay Maken, GC Chandrashekhar, and Syed Nasir Hussain from Congress will comfortably register wins in the Rajya Sabha polls. "People who contest elections will claim that they will win. But they do not have the necessary votes. They have only 19 votes. Hence, there was no need to field a candidate, but they are still contesting. All our MLAs will loyally vote in favour of Congress. Congress candidates will win," the Chief Minister said at a press conference in Vidhana Soudha.
12:40 PM
Rajya Sabha polls: Counting of votes underway in Karnataka, Himachal, UP; results to be declared shortly
After the polling ended, the counting of votes has started in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, an FIR has been registered against the JD(S) leader contesting the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka, D Kupendra Reddy, and his aides at the Vidhana Soudha police station in Bengaluru, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday.
11:42 AM
Rajya Sabha polls: ST Somashekar cross-voted , says BJP chief whip in Karnataka Assembly
BJP MLA ST Somashekar cross-voted in the ongoing Rajya Sabha polls which are being conducted for four seats on Tuesday, BJP chief whip in the state Assembly Doddanagouda G Patil said. He added that the party will look into the matter and strict action will be taken against the BJP MLA. ST Somashekar voted in the favour of Congress party on Tuesday, Patil claimed.
11:29 AM
Rajya Sabha polls: FIR lodged against JD(S) candidate in Karnataka for 'threatening' Congress MLAs
An FIR has been registered against the JD(S) leader D Kupendra Reddy, and his aides at the Vidhana Soudha police station in Bengaluru, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah too confirmed that an FIR has been registered for "threatening" the Congress MLAs in connection with the Rajya Sabha polls.
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First Published: Feb 27 2024 | 9:31 AM IST