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Rajya Sabha Election 2020 updates: BJP bags 8 seats, Congress 4

By Anuj Cariappa
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New Delhi, June 19: The Bharatiya Janata arty has won eight of the 19 Rajya Sabha seats up for vote in the biennial election held in eight states on Friday. The Congress has won four.

The BJP bagged three seats in Gujarat, two in Madhya Pradesh and one in Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Manipur each. The Congress, meanwhile, took home two seats in Rajasthan and one in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat each.

Rajya Sabha Election 2020: Polling for 19 seats today, close contest likely in Gujarat, MP, Raj

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Jun 19, 2020, 11:19 PM IST

The BJP wins three Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat, while the Congress wins one. Abhay Bharadwaj, Ramila Bara and Narhari Amin won from the BJP. From the Congress, Shaktisinh Gohil won.
Jun 19, 2020, 10:19 PM IST

The issues raised by the Gujarat Congress before the Election Commission have been dismissed on the grounds of not having merit. Counting of votes has now begin.
Jun 19, 2020, 8:43 PM IST

Mizo National Front candidate K Vanlalvena elected to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Mizoram in a triangular contest after polling was held today.
Jun 19, 2020, 8:23 PM IST

Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani said the Congress has sought cancellation of votes cast by BJP MLA Kesrisinh Solanki and minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama.
Jun 19, 2020, 8:23 PM IST

Counting of votes for four Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat was delayed on Friday as the Congress demanded that the Election Commission invalidate two BJP votes on different grounds.
Jun 19, 2020, 7:31 PM IST

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) President Shibu Soren and BJP state President Deepak Prakash were sent to sent to the Upper House from Jharkhand after Rajya Sabha polls were held on Friday.
Jun 19, 2020, 7:28 PM IST

Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and BJP candidates Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sumer Singh Solanki on Friday won Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh
Jun 19, 2020, 6:47 PM IST

Congress wins 2 seats from Rajasthan in Rajya Sabha elections, while BJP has won 1 seat.
Jun 19, 2020, 6:47 PM IST

Rajya Sabha Elections: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins 2 seats from Madhya Pradesh and Congress has won 1 seat.
Jun 19, 2020, 6:33 PM IST

The YSRCP wins all four Rajya Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh.
Jun 19, 2020, 6:26 PM IST

I returned to India y'day & before coming here I took a COVID test. As an MLA, it was my duty to vote & I cast my vote in a separate enclosure. Today, I took a COVID-19 test, its result is negative. Opposition has no issue so they're making this an issue: Cong MLA Wajib Ali
Jun 19, 2020, 6:26 PM IST

BJP MLA Ramlal Sharma writes to Returning Officer demanding criminal case against Cong MLA Wajib Ali (in PPE kit) for violating COVID19 quarantine norms & casting his vote in today's Rajya Sabha elections after his recent return from Australia on a repatriation flight.
Jun 19, 2020, 6:25 PM IST

Four invalid votes were identified in during counting in Andhra Pradesh.
Jun 19, 2020, 6:25 PM IST

National People's Party candidate WR Kharlukhi wins Rajya Sabha seat from Meghalaya.
Jun 19, 2020, 6:24 PM IST

The lone BJP MLA in Mizoram did not vote in the elections for the single Rajya Sabha seat.
Jun 19, 2020, 6:24 PM IST

The BJP wins the Rajya Sabha seat from Manipur.
Jun 19, 2020, 5:50 PM IST

The Congress has nominated K C Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi for the polls, while the BJP has fielded Rajendra Gehlot and Onkar Singh Lakhawat.
Jun 19, 2020, 5:50 PM IST

The polling for three Rajya Sabha seats in the state started at 9 am and got over at 4 pm.
Jun 19, 2020, 5:50 PM IST

Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot claimed that efforts were made to "create confusion" and spread rumour, but the candidates nominated by the AICC are going to win. "Both of our party candidates are going to win and I want to wish them in advance for their victory," he said.
Jun 19, 2020, 5:49 PM IST

The ruling Congress in Rajasthan on Friday expressed confidence that the party will win the Rajya Sabha polls.
Jun 19, 2020, 5:44 PM IST

Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin Patel on Friday expressed confidence in all three BJP candidates in Gujarat.
Jun 19, 2020, 3:01 PM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot cast his vote for Rajya Sabha Election, at the state Assembly in Jaipur earlier today.
Jun 19, 2020, 2:59 PM IST

Amaravati: TDP leader and former Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu casts his vote for Rajya Sabha elections. There are four Rajya Sabha seats in the state.
Jun 19, 2020, 2:38 PM IST

Voting for three vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh concluded on Friday afternoon after all the 206 MLAs, including a Congress legislator who has tested COVID-19 positive, cast their votes.
Jun 19, 2020, 1:44 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Assembly sanitised
Jun 19, 2020, 1:22 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh: A Congress MLA who had tested positive for COVID19, arrives at the state legislative assembly in Bhopal to cast his vote. Voting is currently underway for three Rajya Sabha seats of the state.
Jun 19, 2020, 1:22 PM IST

MLAs of Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) are united & we are very sure to win lone Rajya Sabha seat: Meghalaya CM & National People's Party (NPP) Chief Conrad K Sangma after casting his vote at state Assembly. MDA has fielded NPP leader WR Kharlukhi as its candidate.
Jun 19, 2020, 1:22 PM IST

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh arrives at the state Assembly to cast his vote for one seat of Rajya Sabha.
Jun 19, 2020, 11:52 AM IST

Both BJP and Congress are hopeful of getting those two crucial votes of the BTP. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said, "The BJP and its governments have done numerous things for the welfare of tribals.
Jun 19, 2020, 11:52 AM IST

"We will not give our votes unless and until we get a written assurance. We are an independent party, which keeps distance from both the BJP and the Congress," Mahesh Vasava told reporters. "My father and I have decided not to cast our votes until we get an assurance about the implementation of schedule 5 of the Constitution and PESA Act. Although our votes are important, people whom we represent are more important to us," he added. PESA Act refers to the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act. "Despite repeated representation to both the parties in the past, they did nothing for the welfare of ST, SC, OBC, minority and migrant workers," he alleged. "We will think about voting only after getting an assurance," Vasava said.
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