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Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Election: NDA's Harivansh wins with 125 votes

By Deepika
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New Delhi, Aug 9: A post mostly held by the Congress was taken away by the NDA today after its candidate, Harivansh Narayan Singh won the elections to the post of deputy chairman, Rajya Sabha.

Singh bagged the support of 125 MPs in the Upper House, while his opponent B K Hariprasad fielded by a joint option secured 105 vote.

Harivansh Narayan Singh shows the victory sign after filing his nomination to RS. PTI file photo

To see how the election unfolded check out our updates:

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1:11 PM, 9 Aug

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm.
1:10 PM, 9 Aug

Singh said that he hopes that all members will work together with cooperation and tread on Gandhian principles for a smooth run of the Upper House going forward.
1:10 PM, 9 Aug

JDU's Harivansh Narayan Singh was elected on Thursday as the new Rajya Sabha dy chairman.
1:09 PM, 9 Aug

YSR Congress leader Vijaysai Reddy congratulates Harivansh Singh Narayan.
1:09 PM, 9 Aug

YSR Congress leader Vijaysai Reddy congratulates Harivansh Singh Narayan.
1:04 PM, 9 Aug

The opposition camp had the support of TMC, DMK, Left parties, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, NCP and TDP.
1:03 PM, 9 Aug

Besides Arvind Kejriwal's party, the YSR Congress and PDP abstained from voting.
1:02 PM, 9 Aug

The majority mark in the 244-member Rajya Sabha is 123, but abstentions pulled down the majority mark to 119.
12:50 PM, 9 Aug

Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose: Sonia Gandhi on NDA Candidate Harivansh elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman.
12:36 PM, 9 Aug

Harivansh Singh bagged 125 votes, while his opponent, B K Hariprasad secured 105.2 members have abstained from voting.
12:23 PM, 9 Aug

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar congratulates Harivansh Narayan Singh who was elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman.
12:09 PM, 9 Aug

JD(U) leader Harivansh has taken his seat next to Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad after being elected as the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman.
12:08 PM, 9 Aug

Jaitley expressed confidence that Singh will uphold the integrity of the post.
12:07 PM, 9 Aug

Arun Jaitley congratulates NDA Candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh who was elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman.
12:04 PM, 9 Aug

There were 'Hari's at both sides, but I hope that with Harivansh Narayan Singh's win, Rajya Sabha will have 'harikripa', says PM.
12:02 PM, 9 Aug

Harivansh Ji is well read and has written a lot. He has served society for years,” PM Modi says.
12:02 PM, 9 Aug

“Working closely with Chandra Shekhar Ji, Harivansh Ji knew in advance that Chandra Shekhar Ji would resign. However, he did not let his own paper have access to this news. This shows his commitment to ethics and public service.
12:00 PM, 9 Aug

“He has been inspired by Loknayak JP. He also spent time in Varanasi. Here is a leader who worked with a statesman like Chandra Shekhar J,” says the prime minister.
11:59 AM, 9 Aug

“Today we mark the anniversary of the Quit India Movement. Harivansh Ji hails from Ballia, a land linked with freedom fighters,” says PM Modi.
11:57 AM, 9 Aug

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad congratulated Harivansh Singh for winning the election. In elections, some on wins and someone loses. But the Deputy Chairman is no longer a part of any single party. He belongs to the country now. In fact, I believe that Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the House should in-fact support the Opposition as they are more undernourished than that of the ruling party, he also said.
11:55 AM, 9 Aug

PM Narendra Modi is now speaking in the Rajya Sabha.
11:54 AM, 9 Aug

PM Narendra Modi congratulates NDA Candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh who was elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman.
11:45 AM, 9 Aug

Harivansh Singh bagged 125 votes, while his opponent, B K Hariprasad secured 105
11:45 AM, 9 Aug

Harivansh Singh of the NDA has been elected as the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
11:39 AM, 9 Aug

NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh secured 122 votes. The voting was undertaken for the second time after few MPs complained that they could not register their.
11:31 AM, 9 Aug

Chairman Venkaiah Naidu has accepted the motions moved for both the candidates and the members will now vote.
11:27 AM, 9 Aug

Looking at Congress's attitude we have decided to abstain from voting for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, Congress is the biggest obstacle in Opposition's unity: AAP MP Sanjay Singh.
11:18 AM, 9 Aug

TRS confirms that it will vote for NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan.
11:14 AM, 9 Aug

Proceedings for electing the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman have begun inside the House.
11:11 AM, 9 Aug

The Rajya Sabha has started has proceedings for the day as Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu addressed the Upper House members.
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