Rajya Sabha polls Highlights: In Maharashtra, BJP and MVA win three seats each

Voting was held on 16 Rajya Sabha seats across four states- Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka on Friday.

Elections to 57 seats in Rajya Sabha, spread across 15 states and Union territories, are slated to be held on June 10. (HT_PRINT)

Rajya Sabha Election 2022 Live Updates: Voting was held on 16 Rajya Sabha seats across four states- Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka on Friday. ...Read More

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• 11 Jun 2022, 03:51:57 AM IST

  Maharashtra: BJP and MVA win three seats each

  In Maharashtra, where counting started early Saturday for the six Rajya Sabha seats, the BJP and the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) won three each.

• 11 Jun 2022, 03:16:09 AM IST

  Maharashtra: BJP wins two seats, MVA wins three; counting for sixth seat underway

  Two candidates of the BJP- Union minister Piyush Goyal and Anil Bonde and three of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra- Praful Patel (NCP), Sanjay Raut (Shiv Sena) and Imran Pratapgarhi (Congress), were declared winners in the first round of counting of votes. 

• 11 Jun 2022, 03:08:11 AM IST

  Haryana: Congress deletes victory tweet after one vote declared invalid

  The Congress, which earlier took to Twitter and said that Ajay Maken won the Rajya Sabha seat, deleted its tweet after one vote was declared unvalid. 

• 11 Jun 2022, 02:34:22 AM IST

  BJP's  Krishan Lal Panwar and independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma win in Haryana

  The BJP's Krishan Lal Panwar and Independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma, backed by the saffron party , have won the two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana

• 11 Jun 2022, 01:30:06 AM IST

  Counting of votes begins in Maharashtra, says state minister

  Maharashtra state minister Jayant Patil said early Saturday that counting of votes has started in Maharashtra, news agency PTI reported. Meanwhile, the Election Commission also directed the returning officer of the state to reject the vote cast by Shiv Sena legislator Suhas Kande.

• 11 Jun 2022, 12:47:57 AM IST

  Counting of votes begins in Haryana

  As the Election Commission rejected the BJP's complaint seeking cancellation of votes of 2 Congress MLAs in Haryana, counting of votes has begun in the state. 

• 11 Jun 2022, 12:46:15 AM IST

  EC rejects BJP's complaint seeking cancellation of votes of 2 Congress MLAs in Haryana

  The Election Commission on Friday rejected the BJP's complaint seeking cancellation of votes of 2 Congress MLAs in Haryana.

• 11 Jun 2022, 12:06:38 AM IST

  BJP delegation meets EC, asks to declare polls null and void in Maharashtra and Haryana

  "A delegation of BJP met with ECI today regarding RS elections in Maharashtra and Haryana. Our party has submitted complaints in specific states as well. We have asked that this election be declared null and void on basis of broken rules of secrecy in voting," Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters on Friday. 

• 10 Jun 2022, 11:05:30 PM IST

  Congress demands EC to invalidate votes of 2 BJP MLAs

  Congress demands that Election Commission invalidate votes of BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar and independent MLA Ravi Rana in Rajya Sabha election, alleging violation of rules

• 10 Jun 2022, 10:05:05 PM IST

  Jairam Ramesh on winning Rajya Sabha seat from Karnataka

  “This is not my victory. It is a victory for Team Congress. Entire Congress party, PCC chief DK Shivakumar, CLP leader Siddaramaiah, Chief Whips, all MLAs, everybody voted. Not a single invalid vote,it's really a victory for teamwork. It's Team Congress that has won.”

• 10 Jun 2022, 09:15:48 PM IST

  FM Nirmala Sitharaman wins from Karnataka, says CT Ravi

  BJP's candidate for RS elections from Karnataka - FM Nirmala Sitharaman, actor-politician Jaggesh & MLC Lehar Singh Siroya have won. They got more votes than the allotted ones, people from the other party helped us, announces BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi.

• 10 Jun 2022, 09:14:14 PM IST

  BJP suspends Rajasthan MLA for voting in favour of Cong candidate

  The BJP on Friday suspended its Rajasthan MLA Shobharani Kushwah for cross-voting in favour of Congress candidate Pramod Tiwari in the Rajya Sabha elections.

• 10 Jun 2022, 08:55:03 PM IST

  BJP-backed Subhash Chandra fails to make the cut

  Congress leaders Mukul Wasnik, Randeep Surjewala and Pramod Tiwari, and BJP's Ghanshyam Tiwari are set to join their colleagues in the Rajya Sabha as the party's faces from Rajasthan. However, BJP-backed independent candidate and media baron Subhash Chandra failed to make the cut with 30 votes in his kitty. Read more

• 10 Jun 2022, 08:30:49 PM IST

  Gehlot congratulates Congress winners

• 10 Jun 2022, 08:26:24 PM IST

  Congress wins 3 seats in Rajasthan, BJP gets 1 seat

  In Rajasthan, three Congress candidates win, one from BJP. Here's the list:

  Mukul Wasnik -42

  Pramod Tiwari- 41

  Randeep Surjewala-43

  Ghanshyam Tiwari - 43

  BJP-backed independent candidate Subhash Chandra trails with 30 votes.

• 10 Jun 2022, 07:48:58 PM IST

  Has someone stopped the counting for RS polls, asks Sanjay Raut

  Sena MP Sanjay Raut tweets, "Has someone stopped the vote counting for Rajya Sabha seats? ED's plan failed. We will only win. Jai Maharashtra."

   

• 10 Jun 2022, 07:16:10 PM IST

  In letter to EC, Sena objects to votes of independent MLA Ravi Rana, BJP legislator Sudhir Mungantiwar

  Shiv Sena is writing to the Election Commission of India objecting to the votes of Independent legislator Ravi Rana and BJP legislator Sudhir Mungantiwar.

• 10 Jun 2022, 07:13:03 PM IST

  EC permission required for counting to begin, says Maharashtra minister

  Permission is required from the Election Commission of India, then only will the counting begin...counting will begin, says Sena minister Eknath Shinde

• 10 Jun 2022, 07:01:20 PM IST

  Poll officer rejects BJP, independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma's poll code violation charges against Congress

  RK Nandal, the returning officer for the Rajya Sabha polls for two Haryana seats,  had rejected the complaint of the BJP and Independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma that Congress MLAs Kiran Choudhary and BB Batra violated the conduct of election rules by showing their marked ballot papers to unauthorised persons. 

  In his order, Nandal wrote,"I have seen the videography ( of poll proceedings) very carefully and found that there is no breach of secrecy of ballot papers. Hence the application ( seeking cancellation of votes) is rejected.”

• 10 Jun 2022, 06:59:02 PM IST

  Counting of votes has begun after Election Commission granted permission

  Counting of votes has begun after Election Commission granted permission

• 10 Jun 2022, 06:37:24 PM IST

  After BJP, Cong delegation reaches EC office

  After BJP, a Congress delegation has reached the Election Commission office in the capital.

• 10 Jun 2022, 06:29:17 PM IST

  Counting of votes in Maharashtra yet to begin

  Fate of seven candidates is sealed in the ballot boxes as voting for six seats of the Rajya Sabha elections is over. 285 members of the Maharashtra Assembly exercised their voting rights in a close contest between the ruling coalition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The counting of votes that was supposed to start at 5pm is yet to begin. Results are expected to be out within the next two hours once it is started as the Election Commission of India has taken cognisance of objections raised by the BJP. Full report

• 10 Jun 2022, 06:22:12 PM IST

  Counting of votes on hold in Haryana: Report

  Counting of votes on hold in Haryana. BJP met the Election Commission this evening over Haryana and Maharashtra, asking that "this election be declared null & void on basis of broken rules of secrecy in voting", reports ANI

• 10 Jun 2022, 06:03:49 PM IST

  Declare RS elections in Maharashtra & Haryana null, BJP urges poll panel

  A delegation of BJP met with ECI today regarding RS elections in Maharashtra and Haryana. Our party has submitted complaints in specific states as well. We have asked that this election be declared null & void on basis of broken rules of secrecy in voting: Union minister 

• 10 Jun 2022, 05:48:39 PM IST

  In high-octane Rajya Sabha contest, 2 union ministers among 10 key candidates

  The voting for Rajya Sabha elections to 16 seats across four states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Haryana took place. The elections were held due to the number candidates exceeding the seats in these states. The Rajya Sabha polls feature prominent figures vying for a seat in the upper house across four states. Here's a look at few of them.

• 10 Jun 2022, 05:41:36 PM IST

  BJP delegation at EC office, results to be out soon

  A BJP delegation, including Union Ministers Dr Jitendra Singh & Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, reaches the office of the Election Commission of India in Delhi.

• 10 Jun 2022, 05:17:41 PM IST

  BJP's allegations of Cong violating poll code false, says Maken

  Ajay Maken also has sent a representation to the Election Commission in New Delhi stating that the allegations of violation of conduct of election rules by the BJP were false and frivolous. Maken said that he himself saw the video footage and there was no breach of secrecy or privacy on part of the two Congress MLAs.

• 10 Jun 2022, 05:09:38 PM IST

  Haryana: Cong MLAs Kiran Choudhary, BB Batra showed ballots to unauthorised people, alleges BJP

  Seeking cancellation of votes of two Congress MLAs- Kiran Choudhary and BB Batra, the BJP has complained to the Election Commission that the two Congress legislators violated the conduct of election rules. A BJP delegation comprising Union Ministers M.A. Naqvi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Jitendra Singh will meet EC Friday evening at New Delhi. The complaint said that two Congress MLAs showed their ballot papers to unauthorised persons after marking them.

• 10 Jun 2022, 05:01:59 PM IST

  Counting of votes to begin shortly

  The voting has ended for Rajya Sabha polls in 16 seats across four states. Counting of votes will begin shortly

• 10 Jun 2022, 04:43:18 PM IST

  Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar claims victory on both seats

  Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said, "We are sure that we'll win. The way voting happened, we are confident that BJP candidates will win on both the seats. Some Congress MLAs' votes were dismissed as they violated the rules".

• 10 Jun 2022, 04:38:40 PM IST

  Haryana Independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma seeks disqualification of 2 Congress votes, writes to EC

  BJP-JJP backed independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma writes to Election Commission of India, demanding cancellation of votes of Congress MLAs Kiran Choudhry & BB Batra, due to "violation of the secrecy of votes in the Conduct of Election Rules 1961", ANI reported.

• 10 Jun 2022, 03:59:02 PM IST

  All 200 Rajasthan MLAs cast vote for 4 RS seats; one BJP MLA cross votes

  All 200 Rajasthan MLAs had cast their vote for the Rajya Sabha elections by Friday afternoon. The counting of votes for the four seats will start at 5 pm, PTI reported.

• 10 Jun 2022, 03:51:24 PM IST

  Maharashtra: 285 MLAs have cast their votes till 3.30pm

  In Maharashtra, 285 MLAs have cast their votes till 3.30pm in the RajyaSabhaElection, ANI reported.

• 10 Jun 2022, 03:09:25 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha polls: 2 JD (S) lawmakers cross vote in Karnataka

  Janata Dal (Secular) or JD (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Friday lashed out at the Congress and his party’s rebel lawmakers after at least two of them cross voted for in the Rajya Sabha in Karnataka, saying they subverted democracy. Read more

• 10 Jun 2022, 02:47:33 PM IST

  Maharashtra: BJP objects to three votes of Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance MLAs

  BJP has raised objections on three votes of MVA- Yashomati Thakur of INC, Jitendra Awhad of NCP and Suhas Kande of Shiv Sena. BJP has requested the Returning Officer to hold their votes invalid: BJP's Parag Alawani, polling agent for party leader Piyush Goyal, on Rajya Sabha poll, reports ANI

• 10 Jun 2022, 02:33:05 PM IST

  Jailed Maha minister Nawab Malik won't be able to vote in Rajya Sabha polls

  In a setback to Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, the Bombay High Court bench of Justice Bharati Dangare refused to hear his amended petition which was filed seeking a police escort to take him to Vidhan Bhavan so that he may cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections. When Malik's lawyer Taraq Sayed mentioned the petition for urgent hearing, the bench heard the plea and without making any observations, rose and left. Full report

• 10 Jun 2022, 01:47:53 PM IST

  Haryana former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda cast his vote

  

  Haryana former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda cast his vote for Rajya sabha election at Haryana Assembly Chandigarh.

  Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has cast his vote in Rajya Sabha elections at the Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh.

• 10 Jun 2022, 01:35:07 PM IST

  Maharashtra: 260 MLAs cast their votes till 1pm 

  In Maharashtra, 260 MLAs have cast their votes till 1pm in the Rajya Sabha election, news agency ANI reported.

• 10 Jun 2022, 01:07:22 PM IST

  Former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy casts his vote

  

  Former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy casts his vote.

• 10 Jun 2022, 12:33:22 PM IST

  Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik told to amend plea to vote in Rajya Sabha polls

  The Bombay high court on Friday denied immediate relief to jailed Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik who had sought a day bail to cast his vote in the ongoing Rajya Sabha polls. Read more

• 10 Jun 2022, 12:30:58 PM IST

  Have Voted for Cong Because 'I Love It!', Says JDS MLA

  I have voted for Congress because “I love it”, said K Srinivasa Gowda, Karnataka JD(S) leader.

• 10 Jun 2022, 12:10:56 PM IST

  Kumaraswamy rejects reports about cross voting as misinformation

  Janata Dal (Secular) or JD (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Friday rejected as misinformation reports that his party legislators will cross vote in the Rajya Sabha polls even as at least one of the has declared support for the Congress. Read more

• 10 Jun 2022, 12:05:27 PM IST

  Maharashtra | 180 MLAs cast their votes till 11:37pm

  In Maharashtra, 180 MLAs have cast their votes till 11:37pm in the Rajya Sabha election, news agency ANI reported.

• 10 Jun 2022, 11:56:31 AM IST

  Haryana Congress MLAs arrive at Vidhan Sabha to cast their votes

  

  Voting is being held for 16 Rajya Sabha seats across four states -- Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka.

• 10 Jun 2022, 11:45:24 AM IST

  40 pc of votes for Rajya Sabha polls cast till 10.30 am

  Nearly 40 per cent of the votes for the Rajya Sabha elections have been cast by 10.30 am in Rajasthan, reports news agency PTI.

• 10 Jun 2022, 11:23:02 AM IST

  Haryana CM ML Khattar casts his vote in Rajya Sabha elections

  

  Image courtesy: ANI

• 10 Jun 2022, 10:57:22 AM IST

  50% of polling has been completed in Maharashtra

  In Maharashtra, 50% of polling has been completed in the first 1.5 hours. 143 MLAs exercised their right to vote. More than 60 BJP MLAs and 20 Congress MLAs have cast their votes for Rajya Sabha elections, reports ANI. 

• 10 Jun 2022, 10:48:26 AM IST

  Why is voting required?

  Every Lok Sabha MP is elected through voting, but all Rajya Sabha MPs are not elected through voting.

  In fact, most Rajya Sabha lawmakers get elected without contest. Usually, political parties field a number of candidates as per their strength, and as a result, the number of candidates will be equal to the number of vacancies. In this round of elections, several candidates have already won unopposed.

  However, when a party has a significant number of extra votes and can woo away some opposition MLAs to get an extra seat, it puts up an additional candidate, triggering a contest as we are witnessing in these aforementioned four states. For the 16 vacant seats in these four states, there are 20 candidates in fray. Read More

• 10 Jun 2022, 10:43:07 AM IST

  Nirmala Sitharaman ‘leader of statesmanship': Karnataka minister

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is a leader of statesmanship. It is our honour to have such a political leader with no corruption background. Karnataka has benefitted because of her leadership, says Karnataka Minister CN Ashwath Narayan as voting is underway.  Sitharaman is fray in the Rajya Sabha elections.

• 10 Jun 2022, 10:28:43 AM IST

  Shiv Sena MLAs reach Vidhan Sabha to cast ballots

  

  Image courtesy: ANI