Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 highlight: BJP supporters celebrate as party bags 8 out of 10 seats in UP

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: BJP's winning candidate, Naveen Jain says, “This is the victory of PM Modi's welfare works. A message has been sent that you and your party will go ahead if you serve the people...We won 8 today and we will 80 in Lok Sabha.”

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Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: “It is a historic win for BJP in Himachal Pradesh. I congratulate our candidate Harsh Mahajan for winning the seat. I extend my heartiest gratitude to our party’s central leadership for their guidance. I am also grateful to the opposition MLAs who voted for us after listening to their conscience. This is a moral defeat for the Himachal CM (Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu), and we seek his resignation from the post,” says former Himachal CM and BJP leader Jairam Thakur

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: The Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in eight of the ten Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in Tuesday's election. Opposition candidates were seen engaging in cross-voting for the ruling party. Outside the UP Legislative Assembly in Lucknow, BJP supporters celebrated their party's triumph in the Upper House election.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: Amid cross-voting in Himachal Pradesh's Rajya Sabha election, Congres national president Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the BJP for “undermining democracy” by destabilising elected governments. Kharge said they would contest the election outcome, highlighting the tie between the candidates and the decision made through a lottery.

"If the (Central) government breaks an elected government, what democracy is it. It has happened earlier in Karnataka, Manipur, Goa. When they do not get elected, they take measures, intimidate them and break the government. Is this democracy?" Kharge asked at a summit hosted by the TV9 Network

"Why they are doing this, I fail to understand. If they continue to do this, they will end democracy and demolish democracy and put the Constitution aside," the Congress president said, adding this cannot continue like this in the country.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: BJP demands resignation of Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, claiming that the Congress-led government has lost the majority in the House after the party lost the Rajya Sabha seat in the state.

“The situation is such that he should himself submit a resignation letter. We were 25 (MLAs) and now you see where we stand,” said BJP leader and former chief minister Jairam Thakur.

In Tuesday's election, BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan emerged victorious over Congress's Abhishek Manu Singhvi in Himachal Pradesh.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: National Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Praful Patel resigned from the Rajya Sabha seat on Tuesday, after being re-elected to the Upper House of Parliament earlier this month.

“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.

Patel, who had four years left in his fifth term, was fielded in the Rajya Sabha elections as he was facing a disqualification petition filed by the NCP's Sharad Pawar-led faction

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Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: “Some people vouched in the evening and again in the morning of their loyalty. But when the time came, they sold their integrity. These MLAs had been elected on the symbol of Congress. Nine instances of cross-voting took place, out of which three were Independent and six (from Congress) had come after defeating the BJP in their respective areas. This was not in the culture of Himachal earlier,” says Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu after Congress lost the Rajya Sabha seat in the state despite the majority in the state Assembly.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: “I want to give my heartiest congratulations to Harsh Mahajan, he has won. I want to say one thing to his party, look into yourself. If we believe that people can change after just a dinner, then we live in a fool's paradise,” says Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi after BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan won the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: The BJP candidate, Harsh Mahajan, won the sole Upper House seat in Himachal Pradesh, as reported by PTI quoting an official.

The official further stated that cross-voting during today's election resulted in the victory of the BJP candidate over the Congress candidate despite the majority in the state Assembly.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: Samajwadi Party MLA Vinod Chaturvedi on cross-voting during Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh says,“It is Supreme Court’s guidelines that one has to listen to his conscience while voting. We have become MLAs after getting more than four lakh votes and have our own stand. We are committed to the people, and they are watching everything; we can’t escape them. They know what we are doing.”

Chaturvedi was among the five party MLAs who met CM Yogi Adityanath after participating in the Rajya Sabha polls.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: Several MLAs from Himachal Pradesh have reached the PWD Rest House in Haryana's Panchkula

Earlier today, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu alleged that a convoy of Haryana police and CRPF has escorted five to six Congress MLAs to Haryana.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: “I laud the efforts, commitment to ideology, principles and democracy of the Congress legislators and all other supporting legislators who made this victory possible. This is a decisive victory for democracy, India and the self-respect of Kannadigas,” says Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: Karnataka dy CM and Congress leader DK Shivakumar says, “I am very happy to inform you that all the Congress candidates qualified the required quota of 4500 votes in the first round itself and have won. I would like to thank all my voters and legislators. I would also like to thank Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for giving tickets to three Congressmen of the state.”

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: After winning the Upper House polls for which voting took place today, Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain says, “I thank my leadership, especially Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala, Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar. They worked very hard, they had faith in us. Here, they were closely watching the movements of BJP and JD(S). They didn't allow our MLAs to fall prey to their tactics.”

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Rajya Sabha Election Result LIVE: Amid the vote count for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, the BJP accused chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of breaching the model code of conduct. Opposition Leader Jai Ram Thakur claimed that Sukhu used a helicopter to transport Congress MLA Sudarshan Babloo from Hoshiarpur in Punjab, alleged violation of the code.

Thakur insisted that Babloo's vote should not be tallied until the Election Commission makes a decision on the matter. Babloo, who cast his vote last, had fallen ill on Monday.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: While the counting for the single Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh progresses, chief minister Sukhvinder Sukhu alleged that CRPF and Haryana Police have escorted away five to six Congress MLAs. He urged BJP leaders in Himachal to remain patient and avoid intimidating polling officers.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: The Karnataka BJP intends to submit a complaint to Karnataka Assembly Speaker UT Khadar regarding party MLA ST Somashekar's alleged cross-voting in favour of Congress during the Rajya Sabha polls. Additionally, the party plans to file a complaint against Shivaram Hebbar, who chose to abstain from voting.

"BJP Karnataka to file a complaint with Karnataka assembly speaker UT Khadar against ST Somashekar for cross-voting and Shivaram Hebbar for his absence from the polling process," BJP MLC N Ravi Kumar said.

In a significant blow to BJP in Karnataka, its MLA ST Somashekar has reportedly engaged in cross-voting during the ongoing Rajya Sabha elections for four seats on Tuesday.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: As the counting for the Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh is underway, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu says, “The manner in which the counting has begun and Opposition leaders are threatening the polling officers again and again is not right for democracy...They had halted the counting for long. I urge the Himachal BJP unit's leaders - have patience, don't put pressure on people...CRPF and Haryana Police convoy have taken away 5-6 MLAs. I can say that the people who have gone away are being contacted by their families, I urge them to contact their families...There is no need to worry.”

Meanwhile, six Congress and three independent MLAs from Himachal Pradesh have arrived at the government rest house in Panchkula, escorted by CRPF personnel.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: As counting for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh is underway, people continue to gather outside the counting booth in Shimla.

Earlier today, Himachal Pradesh minister Harshwardhan Chauhan accused the BJP of attempting "horse-trading" during the Rajya Sabha polls.

"This is BJP's frustration because the number of MLAs is not in favour of the BJP. Forty MLAs are with Congress and three are independent. BJP only has 25 MLAs. ...even without numbers, BJP is fielding their candidate, which means they're planning horse trading," Chauhan said.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: In Karnataka, all three Congress candidates – Ajay Maken, Dr. Syed Naseer Hussain, and GC Chandrashekhar – emerged victorious with 47, 46, and 46 votes respectively in the Upper House election for which voting took place today, while the BJP secured one seat.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: Samajwadi Party leader Udayvir Singh said the party has submitted three objections to the Election Commission (EC). Counting will commence once the EC addresses these concerns. Singh highlighted the EC instances where a member voted outside the polling centre and another member was assisted in voting. The counting, originally slated for 5 pm, awaits the EC's decision on the matter.

Rajya Sabha Election Result LIVE: In a blow to the BJP-JD(S) coalition, S T Somashekar, a BJP MLA, voted for Congress candidate Ajay Maken in the Rajya Sabha elections for four seats in Karnataka on Tuesday, PTI reported.

Additionally, another MLA, Arbail Shivaram Hebbar, chose to abstain from voting. Somashekar and Hebbar, who have expressed dissatisfaction with the BJP, have shown increasing affinity towards the Congress recently.

Rajya Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE: The counting for the Upper House election began in the evening following the voting that took place from 9 am. Several lawmakers are suspected to have engaged in cross-voting for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Harsh Mahajan, who is contesting the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh.

Congress leaders, who were present during the voting, suggested that nine lawmakers, including two independents, refrained from showing their ballot papers to their polling agents, leading to speculation that they might have voted against the party's candidate, Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

Rajya Sabha Election Result LIVE: Counting for the Upper House election began on Tuesday after voting commenced at 9 am. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah expressed confidence that Ajay Maken, GC Chandrashekhar, and Syed Nasir Hussain of the Congress would secure comfortable victories 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.

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Rajya Sabha Election Result LIVE: In a blow to the BJP-JD(S) coalition, ST Somashekar, a BJP MLA, cast his vote in favour of the Congress during the Karnataka Rajya Sabha elections on Tuesday, PTI reported.

"We have got the information that Somashekar has done cross-voting. I believe that people do not like cheating every now and then," the Leader of Opposition R Ashoka told reporters in Bengaluru.

"I consulted with advocate Vivek Reddy who is our state legal cell president and a high court lawyer. We will ask the Speaker to initiate against him (Somashekar) and explore the possibilities to take action in accordance with the law," Ashoka, former deputy chief minister, said.