Rajasthan also has elections on 3 Rajya Sabha seats. Out of these, the 2 seats for Congress and 1 seat for BJP is almost certain.
New Delhi| Voting continues in 8 states for the 19 seats of Rajya Sabha. The voting will go on till 4 pm. Counting of votes will start from 5 pm onwards. Elections were also to be held in 24 Rajya Sabha seats in ten states, but candidates on 5 seats in 2 states were elected without opposition. BJP’s victory in 2 out of 4 seats in Gujarat and Congress’ on 1 is confirmed. The parties however will fight it out on 1 seat.
Rajasthan also has elections on 3 seats. Out of these, the 2 seats for Congress and 1 seat for BJP is almost certain.
4 seats of Gujarat:
BJP
MLA: 103
Votes needed to win a seat in Rajya Sabha: 35
Congress
MLA: 65
Support: 3
Total: 68
3 seats of Madhya Pradesh
BJP
MLA: 107
Support: 5 (2 independents + 2 BSP +1 SP)
Total: 112
Votes needed to win a seat in Upper House: 52
Congress
MLA: 92
Both the parties have fielded candidates in 2-2 seats.
3 seats of Rajasthan
Congress
MLA: 107
Support: 18
Total: 125
Votes needed to win a seat in Rajya Sabha: 51
BJP
MLA: 72
Support: 3
Total: 75
2 seats in Jharkhand
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
MLA: 29
Votes needed to win a seat in Rajya Sabha: 27
B J P
MLA: 25
Congress
MLA: 15
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