Here are the highlights of Rajya Sabha election result 2018:
#RajyaSabhaElections | UP sorted, last minute drama in #Jharkhand Rajya Sabha battle
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 23, 2018
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I thank Piyush Goyal ji who came down to advise us: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on BJP's big win in UP #RajyaSabhaElections
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 23, 2018
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Congratulations to all those elected to the Rajya Sabha from various states and best wishes for their Parliamentary career. I hope they effectively voice the aspirations of the states they will represent.
- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 23, 2018
#RajyaSabhaElections | The results so far
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 23, 2018
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"I am very happy to have received the maximum number of votes. Happy with the trust shown in me. It is an honour for me to serve Karnataka and my city Bengaluru": Rajeev Chandrashekhar, BJP after winning #RajyaSabhaElections from Karnataka (ANI) pic.twitter.com/tVhWE1jBki
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 23, 2018
BJP national general secretary Saroj Pandey won the lone Rajya Sabha seat for which polling was held in Chhattisgarh today, defeating Congress rival Lekhram Sahu.
The race for a single Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh became a thriller on Friday as Mayawati faced the manoeuvrers of a BJP out for revenge after she helped the Samajwadi Party (SP) win two of its safest parliamentary seats just days ago.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flashes victory sign after #RajyaSabhaElection results. TMC has won 4 Rajya Sabha seats (📷credit: ANI)
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 23, 2018
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Raman Singh congratulates Saroj Pandey on poll win
Election Commission has not given permission to begin counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh for #RajyaSabhaElections due to some objections in ballot papers. Counting to begin only after EC gives clearance: news agency ANI
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 23, 2018
.@BJP4India की राष्ट्रीय महासचिव सुश्री @SarojPandeyBJP जी को राज्यसभा सदस्य बनने पर हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं। pic.twitter.com/CGi9HB7UPl
- BJP Chhattisgarh (@BJP4CGState) March 23, 2018
In a twist worthy of the unpredictable politics of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawatis struggle for a lone Rajya Sabha seat hinges on Raja Bhaiyya, a man she had jailed under an anti-terror law when she was chief minister.
- We are confident that all 3 Congress candidates will win
- Today, when voting started, two senior Congress leaders - one minister Kagodu Thimmappa - cross-voted and showed that they are agents.
- Returning Officer allowed them fresh vote on fresh ballot paper. We protest this and want EC to countermand process.
- They wanted to vote against Congress for their conscience. But Returning Officer colluded with the government.
Thank you for supporting Samajwadi Party. pic.twitter.com/OZve4X1WV3
- Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) March 23, 2018
- 50 votes needed for election of candidate
- TMC with 213 MLAs can win 4
- Congress with TMC's support can win 5th seat
- Token fight by the CPIM. The party has 26 MLAs
#ResultsWithNDTV | BJP, TDP to stay away from #RajyaSabhaElections in Telangana, voting underway for 3 seats
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 23, 2018
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Voting underway at #Kerala Legislative Assembly in Thiruvananthapuram for one #RajyaSabha seat from the state pic.twitter.com/eMVXwQLJ5i
- ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2018
The contest for 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh was set to go down to the wire today as the BJP worked to upstage the Samajwadi Party and Mayawati, who joined forces to defeat the ruling party in two of its key parliamentary strongholds.
- Three vacancies and four candidates, three from TRS and one from Congress
- Opposition BJP and TDP in Telangana to stay away from Rajya Sabha elections
- TRS ally AIMIM has announced support to the party
- Three TRS candidates expected to sail through
Bengaluru: Senior BJP leaders Prakash Javadekar, BS Yeddyurappa and party's Rajya Sabha candidate Rajeev Chandrashekar at the party office in Vidhan Soudha, earlier today (ANI)#RajyaSabhaElections #Karnataka #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/nShU6oFeP1
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 23, 2018
Voting will be held in seven states today to fill 26 of 59 Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant; 33 candidates have been elected unopposed. The BJP is expected to gain about a dozen seats in the Upper House and consolidate its position as the largest party, but it is far from a majority in the 245-member House.