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The Rajya Sabha elections underway in Uttar Pradesh got tighter after a legislator from Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) claimed that he voted for the BJP. This morning, Anil Kumar Singh, a BSP leader, came out after casting his vote and told reporters that he has cross-voted for the BJP-backed candidate. The leader from Mayawati's party came out and declared, referring to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath: "I am with Maharajji." The Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh are happening close on the heels of the BJP's bypoll humiliation in the state. However, the BJP is attempting to turn the narrative in the state by capturing an extra Rajya Sabha seat from India's largest state.
The BJP is assured of victory for eight of its candidates from Uttar Pradesh, including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, whose term from Gujarat is coming to an end. With surplus votes after electing these eight, the BJP has put up a ninth candidate - businessman Anil Agarwal. He will go up against the Bahujan Samaj Party's Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The Samajwadi Party has the votes to re-elect its current Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan and has said it will transfer its surplus votes to the BSP candidate, who also has the backing of the Congress Party. Presently, the BJP has 58 Rajya Sabha MPs. The BJP candidates in the fray from UP are Union finance minister Arun Jaitley, Ashok Bajpai, Vijay Pal Singh Tomar, Sakal Deep Rajbhar, Kanta Kardam, Anil Jain, Harnath Singh Yadav, GVL Narasimha Rao and Anil Kumar Agarwal.
The BJP is assured of victory for eight of its candidates from Uttar Pradesh, including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, whose term from Gujarat is coming to an end. With surplus votes after electing these eight, the BJP has put up a ninth candidate - businessman Anil Agarwal. He will go up against the Bahujan Samaj Party's Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The Samajwadi Party has the votes to re-elect its current Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan and has said it will transfer its surplus votes to the BSP candidate, who also has the backing of the Congress Party. Presently, the BJP has 58 Rajya Sabha MPs. The BJP candidates in the fray from UP are Union finance minister Arun Jaitley, Ashok Bajpai, Vijay Pal Singh Tomar, Sakal Deep Rajbhar, Kanta Kardam, Anil Jain, Harnath Singh Yadav, GVL Narasimha Rao and Anil Kumar Agarwal.
