Abhishek Manu Singhvi moves Himachal High Court challenging defeat in Rajya Sabha polls
India | April 06, 2024 19:49 ISTThe BJP has won the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state after six Congress MLAs cross-voted in the polls.
The BJP has won the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state after six Congress MLAs cross-voted in the polls.
Pooja Pal, Rakesh Pandey and Ashutosh Maurya had also cross-voted for the BJP in the Rajya Sabha elections, leading to BJP candidate Sanjay Seth defeating Samajwadi Party nominee Alok Ranjan in the Rajya Sabha polls held on February 27.
BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan won the Rajya Sabha election in Himachal Pradesh by draw of lots and cross-voting by the Congress MLAs. He contested against Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Rajya Sabha election results 2024: At present there are 399 members in 403-member Assembly with four vacancies. Out of 399 MLAs, 395 exercised their voting rights today, three of them could not vote as they are in jail, while officials could not confirm the other MLA who did not cast the ballot.
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The BJP is also short of 10 votes to secure the victory of its eighth candidate. Sanjay Seth, who switched from the SP to the BJP in 2019, is contesting as the saffron party's eighth Rajya Sabha candidate in Uttar Pradesh.
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The party said MP Sushil Gupta expressed his intent to redirect his focus towards the electoral politics of Haryana. Sushil is the AAP in-charge in Haryana, which is expected to go to polls later this year. "...we respect his decision to pursue this path," the party said.
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Resorting to resort politics, Shiv Sena has already shifted its MLAs to Trident Hotel in Malad on Tuesday ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls.
The ruling Congress fielded three candidates from the state for the Rajya Sabha. The BJP has nominated one candidate and is backing a media baron Sub hash Chandra as an independent candidate.
Earlier in the day, Railway Minister and BJP's observer for Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra, Ashwini Vaishnaw, held a meeting with state BJP leaders. The Leader of Opposition, Devendra Fadnavis, stated that all the MLAs should vote as per their conscience.
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The names of former Union minister Mukul Wasik, Rajasthan, and Vivek Tankha, Madhya Pradesh, were also put forward. These two were a part of the group of 23 leaders who had written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi in 2020 seeking a large scale organizational overhaul.
Sources say Sibal may get the support of Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh like the last time. He may get the excess votes of SP and its allies.
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) recently finalised three names who will be the party's candidates in the upcoming Rajya Sabha election. These include Harbhajan Singh, Dr Sandeep Pathak and Raghav Chadha.
The BJP on Tuesday fielded Jai Prakash Nishad as its candidate for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh. The seat fell vacant following the demise of Samajwadi Party MP Beni Prasad Verma.
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