Rajya Sabha Elections: BJP wins 28 seats out of 59
Rajya Sabha Elections: BJP wins 28 seats out of 59
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On Friday, the BJP avenged its humiliating defeat in Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha bypolls on two prestigious seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to improve its tally in the Rajya Sabha, winning 28 of the 59 seats that went to polls this year. Rajya Sabha election results declared Friday showed that the BJP won nine of the 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, and one each in Karnataka, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

While, Rajya Sabha 33 seats witnessed no election, 26 went to polls on Friday. Of the 33 elected unopposed, 16 were from the BJP, three from its allies and five from the Congress, among others. The Rajya Sabha election results showed that incumbent regional parties in states such as West Bengal and Telangana continue to perform well. The BJP’s performance ensures that its dominance as the largest party in the Upper House continues, though the NDA is still short of a majority.

The biggest loser from Uttar Pradesh is the Samajwadi Party (SP), which had six out of the 10 Rajya Sabha seats that went to polls. It retained only one seat, that of Jaya Bachchan. SP candidate Jaya Bachchan was also elected for the Rajya Sabha for the fourth consecutive term. She got 38 votes, which means that independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh 'Raja Bhaiya' voted for her over and above the 37 votes allotted to her by the party. SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav wasted one crucial vote which could have otherwise gone to the BSP candidate.

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