Rajya Sabha polls highlights: BJP wins 8 seats out of 10 in UP

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9:25 PM

NCP leader Praful Patel resigns from Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: National Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Praful Patel resigned from the Rajya Sabha seat on Tuesday. “Shri Praful Patel, an elected member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) representing the state of Maharashtra resigned his seat in the Rajya Sabha and his resignation has been accepted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha with effect from 27th February 2024,” the official release said.

9:25 PM

BJP wins 8 Rajya Sabha seats out of 10 in UP

SP bags 2 seats in UP

9:08 PM

Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Tight race in UP amid cross-voting

Congress and Samajwadi Party MLAs have cross-voted in droves during the Rajya Sabha polls, bringing the INDIA bloc under huge pressure ahead of the general election. The beneficiary is the BJP, which stands to gain two extra seats in the Upper House.

8:14 PM

BJP bags lone seat from Himachal

BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan has won the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh.

8:14 PM

There was a tie in Himachal, BJP candidate won by toss, says LoP and former CM Jairam Thakur

Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Himachal Pradesh BJP leader and former CM Jairam Thakur said there was a tie between the Congress and BJP candidates and both received 34 votes. He said a tie-breaker was employed and the BJP candidate won by toss.

7:43 PM

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu alleges BJP Kidnapped Congress MLAs

Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that around six MLAs from his party had gone incommunicado. He accused the BJP of misusing power.

6:41 PM

Karnataka counting ends; Congress wins 3, BJP wins 1 seat

Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Karnataka counting ends; Congress wins 3, BJP wins 1 seat.  Ajay Maken, G C Chandrasekhar, Syed Naseer Hussain (all Cong), Narayansa K Bhandage (BJP) win Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka. 

6:39 PM

Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Counting continues in Himachal

6:31 PM

Seven SP MLAs reportedly cross vote in favor of BJP; counting of votes stopped

Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Reportedly, the counting of votes has been stopped amid SP MLA from Bhojipura Shahjeel Islam's vote being held invalid. According to reports, seven SP MLAs have cross voted in favor of BJP and one MLA did not vote.

6:29 PM

Cross-voting speculations loom large in Himachal

Amid concerns in the Congress over cross-voting, polling for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh ended on Tuesday, with ruling party MLA from Chintpurni Sudershan Babloo casting the last vote, reported PTI. The polling, which started at 9 am, was brisk and all 68 members have voted. Independent MLA from Hamirpur Ashish was the first to cast his vote. After casting his vote, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the MLAs have voted as per the ideology of the party. "We have 40 MLAs in the state assembly, and unless MLAs are bought off, we will get all the votes," he said. The Sukhu's remarks have added to the speculations of cross-voting. Congress MLA Babloo was brought to the Assembly in a helicopter as he was reportedly unwell. Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur claimed that the chief minister's helicopter was sent to bring Congress MLA Babloo, which is violation of model code of conduct, and demanded that his vote should not be counted. Thakur earlier said that it was the democratic right of the MLAs to vote and it was not necessary that the candidate be elected unopposed. 

6:28 PM

Rajya Sabha Election 2024 Live results: Counting stopped In Himachal, says sources

After a complaint was filed by the BJP, the counting of votes in Himachal Pradesh was stopped for some time, say sources.

6:11 PM

"Congress candidates will comfortably register victory", says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday that Ajay Maken, GC Chandrashekhar, and Syed Nasir Hussain from Congress will comfortably register wins in the Rajya Sabha polls. "People who contest elections will claim that they will win. But they do not have the necessary votes. They have only 19 votes. Hence, there was no need to field a candidate, but they are still contesting. All our MLAs will loyally vote in favour of Congress. Congress candidates will win," the Chief Minister said at a press conference in Vidhana Soudha.

6:10 PM

Rajya Sabha polls: Counting of votes underway in Karnataka, Himachal, UP; results to be declared shortly

After the polling ended, the counting of votes has started in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, an FIR has been registered against the JD(S) leader contesting the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka, D Kupendra Reddy, and his aides at the Vidhana Soudha police station in Bengaluru, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday.

5:12 PM

Rajya Sabha polls: ST Somashekar cross-voted , says BJP chief whip in Karnataka Assembly

BJP MLA ST Somashekar cross-voted in the ongoing Rajya Sabha polls which are being conducted for four seats on Tuesday, BJP chief whip in the state Assembly Doddanagouda G Patil said. He added that the party will look into the matter and strict action will be taken against the BJP MLA. ST Somashekar voted in the favour of Congress party on Tuesday, Patil claimed.

4:59 PM

Rajya Sabha polls: FIR lodged against JD(S) candidate in Karnataka for 'threatening' Congress MLAs

An FIR has been registered against the JD(S) leader D Kupendra Reddy, and his aides  at the Vidhana Soudha police station in Bengaluru, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah too confirmed that an FIR has been registered for "threatening" the Congress MLAs in connection with the Rajya Sabha polls.

4:51 PM

Rajya Sabha polls LIVE: Polling ends for lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh

Polling for the single Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh ended with Congress legislator from Chintpurni Sudershan Babloo casting the last vote. All 68 MLAs have voted in the RS poll.

4:49 PM

Rajya Sabha elections LIVE: Cross-voting In Himachal Pradesh puts Congress on the backfoot

Congress' candidate Abhishek Singhvi is nearing a defeat In Himachal Pradesh. The BJP has only 25 legislators in the hill state. The saffron party forced the Congress into a contest by fielding ex-Congress legislator Harsh Mahajan.

3:59 PM

‘Third seat was loyalty test’, says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav amid cross-voting

Samjawadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today said the party's decision to field a third candidate was a "loyalty test" to identify the rebels after seven SP MLAs cross-voted for the BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh.

3:01 PM

Have cast my vote as per my conscience: Karnataka mining baron Janardhana Reddy

"I have cast my vote as per my conscience. I have high respect towards PM Modi," says Karnataka independent lawmaker and mining baron Janardhana Reddy on RS polls

2:48 PM

Rajya Sabha polls LIVE: SBSP's Om Prakash Rajbhar claims SP wants NDA to win

2:46 PM

SP will emerge stronger: Akhilesh Yadav on cross-voting in RS polls

"This will have no effect (on upcoming Lok Sabha polls) and the Samajwadi Party will only emerge stronger from here", Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on cross-voting in Rajya Sabha elections.

1:07 PM

Rajya Sabha elections LIVE: Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi vies with BJP's Harsh Mahajan For RS seat in HP

Congress has fielded senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi while BJP has fielded former Congressman and former minister Harsh Mahajan for the RS seat in Himachal Pradesh.

1:04 PM

Rajya Sabha elections LIVE : Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu casts his vote for RS polls

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today cast his vote for the ongoing Rajya Sabha elections in Shimla.

12:02 PM

Rajya Sabha polls LIVE: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah casts his vote at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru

11:25 AM

Rajya Sabha polls LIVE update: There is huge disgruntlement among Congress legislators, says BJP leader

"There's a huge disgruntlement among Congress MLAs. Not even a single rupee has been released to anyone for any developmental work. In the last nine months, Congress government has been completely defunct. We are confident that disgruntled MLAs will vote for our NDA candidate," said BJP leader Arvind Bellad on Rajya Sabha polls in Karnataka.

11:21 AM

Rajya Sabha polls LIVE: Polling underway for lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh

Polling is underway for the single Upper House seat from Himachal Pradesh. The polling began at 9:00 am and independent legislator from Hamipur Ashish was the first to cast his vote.

10:41 AM

Amid cross-voting in UP Rajya Sabha elections, Akhilesh Yadav's party chief whip resigns

Amid the voting for 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief whip Manoj Pandey resigned from his post.  Manoj Pandey is a legislator from Unchahar in Raebareli district.

10:39 AM

Rajya Sabha elections LIVE: 64 of 68 legislators cast vote in Himachal Pradesh

News agency ANI reported that sixty-four of the 68 legislators in Himachal Pradesh have cast their votes in the Rajya Sabha polls.

10:27 AM

Rajya Sabha elections LIVE updates: What BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said on RS polls

"It is just a matter of few hours. Everything will be clear by the evening," BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi told ANI regarding the results of the Rajya Sabha polls.

10:12 AM

Rajya Sabha elections LIVE: Samajwadi legislator cross votes for BJP, chants 'Jai Shri Ram'

Samajwadi Party legislator Rakesh Pratap Singh, from the Gauriganj assembly seat, cross-voted in favour of BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh. He chanted 'Jai Shri Ram' while voting for the BJP candidate.