Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief J P Nadda, and new celebration entrant Ashok Chavan, together with Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan, have been among the many 41 candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. These outcomes got here as Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh put together for polling on February 27. In keeping with the newest figures, the BJP emerged victorious within the highest variety of seats, securing 20, adopted by Congress with 6 seats, Trinamool Congress with 4, and different events with various numbers.
Rajya Sabha Election: Polling Scheduled for Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh
The biennial elections initially introduced for February 27 lined 56 seats, with 41 candidates already declared winners as a result of absence of opposition. The remaining 15 seats will witness polling on the designated date. Uttar Pradesh will see 11 candidates competing for 10 seats, whereas Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh may have polling for 4 and 1 seat respectively.
JP Nadda, together with different BJP nominees Jasvantsinh Parmar, Mayank Nayak, and diamond baron Govindbhai Dholakia, emerged victorious from Gujarat. The Congress and different opposition events shunned fielding candidates towards the BJP in Gujarat, the place the latter holds a big majority within the meeting.
Sonia Gandhi secured her seat unopposed from Rajasthan, alongside BJP’s Chunnilal Garasiya and Madan Rathore. In Maharashtra, all six candidates, together with BJP’s Ashok Chavan and Shiv Sena’s Milind Deora, have been elected unopposed.
In Bihar, candidates from varied events have been declared winners, together with JD(U)’s Sanjay Kumar Jha, BJP’s Dharmshila Gupta and Bhim Singh, and RJD’s Manoj Kumar Jha and Sanjay Yadav.
Rajya Sabha Election: State-Clever Polling And Candidates
In Uttar Pradesh, the place 10 seats are up for grabs, the BJP has fielded eight candidates, whereas the Samajwadi Occasion (SP) has renominated Jaya Bachchan.
In Karnataka, 5 candidates are contesting for 4 seats, with Congress and BJP fielding their candidates alongside JD(S) chief D Kupendra Reddy.
In Himachal Pradesh, a contest has been compelled by the BJP, pitting Harsh Mahajan towards Congress’s Abhishek Manu Singhvi for a single seat.
BJP And Congress’s Energy In Rajya Sabha
Previous to Tuesday’s outcomes, the BJP held 93 seats within the Higher Home, whereas the Congress had 30 seats, making it the second-largest celebration within the Rajya Sabha. Many outgoing MPs, together with Union ministers, have been renominated by the BJP, signaling potential candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.