NEW DELHI: In the Rajya Sabha elections held on Friday, the BJP won two seats in Madhya Pradesh while the Congress got one. In Rajasthan, the Congress won two seats in Rajya Sabha elections, while the BJP has got one seat.
Voting for the elections to fill the vacant 18 seats spread across 8 states in Rajya Sabha was held today, with the contest being a close affair between the BJP and Congress in some states.
Given the changing political equations in Manipur, where the BJP-led government is on a sticky wicket after nine members of the ruling coalition resigned, the polling process for the only Rajya Sabha seat was undertaken in the midst of tight security.
Here are the top developments on the polls:
Counting in Gujarat delayed due to Cong’s objections
Counting of votes for four Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat was delayed on Friday as the Congress demanded that the Election Commission invalidate two BJP votes on different grounds.
Lader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani said the Congress has sought cancellation of votes cast by BJP MLA Kesrisinh Solanki and minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama.
A senior official, however, said that the EC observer rejected the opposition party’s objections and referred the matter to EC’s Delhi office for final decision.
The Congress objected to Chudasama casting his vote on the ground that his election was annulled by Gujarat High Court last month. The Supreme Court has stayed that order.
Ruling YSRC bags all four RS seats in AP
The ruling YSR Congress bagged all the four Rajya Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh in the biennial electi