New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Elections 2022: The Bharatiya Janata Party registered a win in three of the four states where elections were held for 16 Rajya Sabha seats. The Congress retained three seats in Rajasthan, but suffered setback in Haryana. In Maharashtra, the ruling alliance suffered a jolt.
HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular), whose home base is Karnataka, did not win a single seat in the Rajya Sabha election from the state today. BJP's Nirmala Sitharaman, Jaggesh and Lehar Singh Siroya took three out of the four seats, while the Congress's Jairam Ramesh won the only remaining seat.
In Haryana, there was midnight drama that ended in Congress heartbreak. After tweeting that Ajay Maken has won, the Congress had to delete the tweet when in recounting, BJP-backed media baron Kartikeya Shamra emerged the winner.
In Rajasthan, the Congress won three of the four Rajya Sabha seats it contested. One seat has gone to the BJP. A closely watched contest marked with cross-voting and defections -- was held on 16 seats across four states.
At least 41 candidates have already been elected unopposed. The Upper House election will be crucial in view of the Presidential elections which is scheduled to be held on 18 July.
Here are the Highlights on Rajya Sabha Elections 2022:
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It's a victory of democracy, says Haryana Chief Minister
It's a matter of happiness for us. I thank all the MLAs for making Krishan Lal Panwar and Kartikeya Sharma win. It's a victory of democracy. I'm hopeful that both of them will raise the matters related to Haryana's people in the House, says Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
Rajya Sabha 2022 election results
Results for all 16 seats are in
Maharashtra (6 Seats) | MVA: 3, BJP: 3
Rajasthan (4 Seats) | Cong: 3, BJP: 1
Karnataka (4 Seats) | BJP: 3, Cong: 1
Haryana (2 Seats) | BJP: 1, Independent (backed by BJP): 1
Rajya Sabha Polls: BJP wins 2, Congress and NCP get 1 seat each
The Election Commission has announced the results of four of the six seats in Maharashtra. The winners are as follows: BJP's Piyush Goyal (48 votes), BJP's Anil Bonde (48 votes), Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi (44 votes) and NCP's Praful Patel (43 votes).
Shiv Sena questions EC's decision to reject vote of its MLA in Rajya Sabha election
Objecting to the Election Commission's decision to ask the returning officer in Maharashtra to reject vote cast by Shiv Sena legislator Suhas Kande in the Rajya Sabha poll, party spokesperson Manisha Kayande on Saturday sought to know the reason behind the poll body's decision.
Congress Tweets Ajay Maken Wins, Recounting On In Haryana
The Congress has tweeted that Ajay Maken has won in Haryana, however, the recounting is on.
Counting Begins In Maharashtra After 8-Hour Delay
After 8-hour delay, counting begins in Maharashtra. Citing rule violation, the BJP had asked that counting be stopped, while the Shiv Sena had appealed that votes be counted on Saturday morning.
Counting Begins In Haryana
The Election Commission has rejected the BJP's demand to declare the votes of Congress MLAs BB Batra and Kiran Choudhry invalid. Both votes will be counted towards final results. The voting is underway.
Stop Counting Haryana, Maharashtra Votes: BJP Appeals, Cites Rule ViolationA delegation led by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi complained to the Election Commission about alleged violation of voting rules in Maharashtra and Haryana and urged it to declare this election as null and void.
"A delegation of BJP met with ECI today regarding RS elections in Maharashtra and Haryana. Our party has submitted complaints in specific states as well. We have asked that this election be declared null and void on basis of broken rules of secrecy in voting," Mr Naqvi told reporters.
"We have urged the ECI to look into the matter and stop the counting," he added.
Rajasthan Politics Easiest, Said Zee's Subhash Chandra - Before LosingHours before the Rajasthan Rajya Sabha election results, media baron Subhash Chandra had declared that "Rajasthan politics is the easiest". Mr Chandra, an independent candidate backed by the BJP, lost the election.
The Zee chairman, whose current Rajya Sabha term ends on August 1, made an eleventh hour entry into the contest for four seats in Rajasthan.
His rival, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari, won the seat. Mukul Wasnik and Randeep Surjewala won two more seats for the Congress. The BJP won one seat. Read
here Karnataka Rajya Sabha Election Winners
Karnataka Rajya Sabha election winners:
Nirmala Sitharaman (BJP, 46)
Jaggesh (BJP, 44)
Jairam Ramesh (Congress, 46)
Rajya Sabha Polls: BJP Wins 3 Seats, 1 Goes To Congress In Karnataka
The BJP wins 3 seats in Karnataka, while the Congress managed to score one.
Rajya Sabha Polls: In Haryana, Counting Yet To Begin
Haryana is yet to begin counting votes for the Rajya Sabha polls.
Congress Got More Votes Than They Anticipated In Rajasthan
Congress manages to get more votes that it hoped for its candidates from Rajasthan in Rajya Sabha polls.
"Befitting Reply": Congress' Ashok Gehlot After Party Secures Win On All 3 Seats
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashk Gehlot wasted no time in sending a message to rival BJP soon after his party secured wins on all three Rajya Sabha seats it contested.
"It was clear from the beginning that the Congress had the required majority for all three seats. But BJP tried horse trading by fielding an independent. The solidarity of our MLAs has given a befitting reply to this effort. The BJP will face a similar defeat in the 2023 assembly elections as well," Mr Gehlot posted on Twitter.
Media Baron And BJP-Backed Subhas Chandra Loses
BJP-backed Independent candidate and media baron Subhash Chandra lost his Rajya Sabha bid after he lost in Rajasthan.
Rajya Sabha Polls: 3 Congress Candidates, 1 BJP Candidate Win In Rajasthan
Rajya Sabha elections winners from Rajasthan:
41 (Congress) Pramod Tiwari
42 (Congress) Mukul Wasnik
43 (Congress) Randeep Singh Surjewala
43 (BJP) Ghanshyam Tiwari
"No Breach": BJP Demand To Cancel 2 Congress Votes In Haryana RejectedAs voting ended for two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana this evening, the ruling BJP sought the cancellation of votes cast by Congress MLAs Kiran Choudhary and BB Batra, alleging that they showed their preference of votes to several people other than the party agent, in violation of secrecy.
Soon after the last vote was cast around 5 pm, a BJP delegation of Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Jitendra Singh met with the election officer with their complaint. The poll returning officer, however, said there was no violation in voting. Read
here BJP Alleges Poll Code Violation By 3 MLAs Of Maharashtra's Ruling Coalition
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged a violation of the poll code by three MLAs of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra and urged the Returning Officer to hold their votes invalid. The BJP demanded that the votes of NCP leader Jitendra Awhad, Congress leader Yashomati Thakur and Shiv Sena's Suhas Kande be declared invalid.
Rajya Sabha Polls: Tough Fight In 4 States
The toughest fights are taking place in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Haryana where MLAs had been corralled to resorts to prevent poaching.
2 Bharatiya Tribal Party MLAs Vote In Favour Of Congress In Rajya Sabha Polls
After casting his vote in favour of Congress in Rajya Sabha polls, Bharatiya Tribal Party legislator Rajkumar Roat on Friday targeted its own party chief Velaram Ghoghra, saying he has become "old" to understand the issues. BTP legislators, Roat and Ramprasad Dindor voted in support of the ruling Congress candidates in the Rajya Sabha polls on Friday going against their party chief who had issued whip to its MLAs to not take part in the election process.
"To Defeat BJP...": Asaduddin Owaisi's Party's Big Rajya Sabha Poll MoveThe All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to vote in favour of the Congress candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra being held on Friday. Seven candidates are contesting for the six seats from Maharashtra where polling is being held today. Read
here Bombay HC refuses immediate relief to Nawab Malik to cast vote in Rajya Sabha electionsThe Bombay High Court on Friday refused to hear the amended petition filed by Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik seeking permission to cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections.
Earlier in the day, the bench of Justice Bharati Dangare denied immediate relief to jailed Malik.
The court said that this petition is wrong and asked him to approach with an amended application before an appropriate bench.
Two JD(S) MLA votes for CongressThe JD(S) leadership on Friday claimed at least two disgruntled MLAs did not vote in favour of its candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls for four seats from Karnataka, defying the party's diktat, with one of its legislators admitting he did so since he "loved" voting for the Congress nominee.
The regional party's Kolar MLA K Srinivas Gowda cast his vote for the Congress candidate, while Gubbi MLA S R Srinivas put a blank ballot paper into the box, which will be counted as invalid, JD(S) legislature party leader H D Kumaraswamy said, fuming at his colleagues.
Rajasthan BJP MLA Shobha Rani Kushwaha accused of cross-voting
Rajasthan BJP MLA Shobha Rani Kushwaha was accused of voting for the Congress
Polling Concludes in Haryana
89 MLAs have voted in Haryana so far; the state has a 90-member Assembly. While one Independent, Balraj Kundu, said he has abstained from voting.
Kumaraswamy alleges horse trading bid in Karnataka Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Kumaraswamy on Friday alleged "horse-trading" in the Karnataka Rajya Sabha elections claiming that Congress leader Siddaramaiah was pressurising JDS MLAs to not vote for their own party but that of the candidate of the grand old party.
"Yes, definitely. He is pressurising them not to vote for JD(S)," Kumaraswamy told media persons on being asked about Siddaramaiah's claims that some JD(S) MLAs were in touch with him.
41 MPs across party lines were elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
Haryana Congress Leader Kuldeep Bishnoi Votes for Ajay MakenCongress leader Kuldeep Vats claimed that Kuldeep Bishnoi, who was reportedly miffed with the party for ignoring him in the recent reshuffle in its state unit, has voted for Ajay Maken.
"I have voted as per my conscience," Mr Bishnoi told reporters after casting his vote.
In Karnataka, JDS MLA Srinivasa Gowda claims he voted for Congress Karnataka JDS MLA K Srinivasa Gowda on Friday said that he voted in favour of Congress as the polling for the Rajya Sabha for four Rajya Sabha seats is underway. After casting his vote, Gowda said, "I have voted for Congress.. because I love it."
Rajasthan Polls: 40% of votes for Rajya Sabha polls cast till 10.30 am Nearly 40 per cent of the votes for the Rajya Sabha elections have been cast by 10.30 am in Rajasthan. The voting started at 9 am in the assembly building and will continue till 4 pm. Counting will start at 5 pm, an official spokesperson said.
Turncoat BSP MLAs caste their vote in RS polls in Rajasthan, voting underway for four seats
BSP-turned-Congress MLAs, who had expressed resentment with the ruling Congress government in Rajasthan, were among those who cast their votes as soon as the voting began for the Rajya Sabha elections for the four seats in the state on Friday morning.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai casts his vote at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru
"Our 13 independent MLAs are with Congress. We have 126 votes, and all three candidates of Congress will win": Rajendra Guda, former BSP MLA who later joined Congress
All four candidates of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will win. We have full support, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut
AIMIM MLAs to vote for Congress candidate in Rajya Sabha pollsThe All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to vote in favour of the Congress candidate in fray for the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra being held on Friday.
The announcement was made by AIMIM Lok Sabha member from Aurangabad Imtiaz Jaleel hours before the polling slated from 9 am.
Special Observers In 4 States, Polling To Be VideographedAmid allegations of attempts at horse-trading in the Rajya Sabha elections in four states, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday said special observers have been appointed to oversee the poll process which will be videographed.
Rajya Sabha Polls: Internet Suspended In Jaipur's Amer Area Amid Poaching Fears
Fearing poaching of legislators ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, the Rajasthan government on Thursday ordered the suspension of internet services in the Amer area of Jaipur district for 12 hours till 9 am on Friday, where Congress MLAs are staying after they returned from Udaipur.