New Delhi: The BJP has won eight seats in the Rajya Sabha elections held in 15 states across the country. The ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress, the alliance, and the opposition Congress in Haryana.
There has been a setback.
The Election Commission announced last month that polling would take place on June 10 to fill the 57 vacant seats in the Rajya Sabha. From 8 states including Tamil Nadu, 41 were selected without contest. Voting for the other two venues took place yesterday in four states.
Karnataka
Five candidates contested in the elections for four seats in Karnataka. Thus, the election took place. Seenivas Gowda, a secular Janata Dal MLA, voted for the Congress. Another MJD-MLA, and a Congress MLA, voted for the BJP, leaving the party with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, comedian Jakesh, former MLA. C., Lehar Singh won. Jairam Ramesh won on behalf of the Congress.
Rajasthan
In Rajasthan, which is ruled by Chief Minister Ashok Kejriwal’s Congress, three elections were contested by three Congress candidates, one a BJP candidate and the other, Zee TV Group president Subhash Chandra, an independent with the support of the BJP. Two LAs violated the party’s leadership order and one BJP MLA violated the party’s Korada order. .J., On behalf of Kanshiam Tiwari won. Subhash Chandra failed.
Haryana
In Haryana, where the BJP-led coalition government led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Katar is in power, the BJP and the Congress have fielded one candidate each for the two vacant seats. ‘Congress MLAs Kiran Chaudhary and Bhadra both told many there who they voted for. Therefore, their ballots should be declared invalid ‘, the BJP demanded from the Election Commission. ‘The BJP has violated the election rules. Therefore, the election should be canceled ‘, the Congress demanded. The Election Commission rejected both the requests and allowed the counting of votes seven hours after the close of the polls.
Former Union Minister Ajay Magan, who contested on behalf of the Congress, lost. This was a major setback for Congress. Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, who voted for the party change, has been removed from all responsibilities of the party, including the grassroots member.
Maharashtra
The Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Uttam Thackeray, contested six seats in Maharashtra, where the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress have a coalition government. , Subhash Kande of the Shiv Sena, has voted in violation of the Code of Conduct for Elections.
The BJP demanded that the Election Commission declare their ballots invalid. Thus, the vote count is delayed. In the end, the BJP won with Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Anil Ponde, Tananjay Mahadik, Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Rawat, Nationalist Congress Party’s Praful Patel and Congress’ Imran Pratap Kharki. There was only the level of being able to choose. The trio can be selected based on the strength of the ruling coalition. Still, both coalitions fielded candidates to take sixth place. In the end, the BJP won the sixth position with the support of 17 smaller parties and independent candidates.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sarabjit Pawar said, “Former Chief Minister Devendra Patnaik has done a miracle by taking the sixth position with a beautiful plan.” Shiv Sena senior leader Sanjay Rawat said, “The BJP has won one more seat because the Election Commission acted unilaterally. The BJP’s capture of three seats is a major setback for the ruling coalition in Maharashtra.”
BJP, happy
The BJP was told to calculate its strength in the assembly and secure 2 seats. But the BJP, which won 22 seats, has fielded an independent in their support. In the Rajya Sabha, it was the “strength of the BJP” before the elections for seats. With the release of the election results, the strength of the BJP has waned. It also has the support of two independent MPs.
With the Congress winning nine seats, its strength in the Rajya Sabha has increased from to. In the Rajya Sabha elections, the BJP won three more seats than expected, much to the delight of the party.