The Rajya Sabha polls for 15 seats across three states were marked by cross-voting, with the BJP winning 10 seats, the Congress three and the Samajwadi Party two seats
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Tuesday resigned as the Rajya Sabha MP after he was re-elected as the Upper House MP earlier this month.
Following the cross-voting by nine MLAs in the Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, leading to the defeat of the Congress candidate, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the grand old party is battling with its 'inner differences' and that the party lost due to its 'inability' to kee
In a big setback for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, party's nominee for Rajya Sabha polls, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, lost the poll after which BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan who won the lone seat in the state said that the loss of the grand old party is the failures of the Sukhu gove
Expressing joy over the outcome of the Rajya Sabha polls in Karnataka, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said on Tuesday that the results are a victory for INDIA bloc, adding that it is a decisive defeat for those who want to corrupt the democratic setup in the country.
As the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh won eight seats in Rajya Sabha polls while the Samajwadi Party managed to secure victories on two seats, State BJP MLC Mohsin Raza said that "Ye 8 nahi, 80 ki tayyari hai".
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Himachal Pradesh Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
In a big setback for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, party's nominee for Rajya Sabha polls, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, lost the poll as "nine MLAs including six from the party cross-voted"
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday claimed that the Congress has lost the Rajya Sabha election and congratulated party's candidate Harsh Mahajan for winning the polls.
As counting for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh is underway, state Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Tuesday alleged that CRPF and Haryana Police convoy have taken away five to six Congress MLAs and urged the Himachal BJP leaders to have patience and not to threaten polling
The Karnataka BJP will file a complaint with Karnataka Assembly Speaker UT Khadar against party MLA ST Somashekar for cross-voting in favour of Congress in the Rajya Sabha polls.