New Delhi, Jun 11: In Maharashtra, where counting of votes in the Rajya Sabha elections began after much delay for the six crucial seats, the BJP and the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have managed to win three seats each.
In Haryana, Ajay Maken lost the single seat, which Congress was trying to retain, while the BJP won one seat. The Congress won three seats in Rajasthan and the BJP in Karnataka.
Jun 11, 2022, 4:03 AM IST
It's a matter of happiness for us. I thank all the MLAs for making Krishan Lal Panwar and Kartikeya Sharma win. It's a victory of democracy. I'm hopeful that both of them will raise the matters related to Haryana's people in the House: Haryana CM ML Khattar
Jun 11, 2022, 4:01 AM IST
The counting of votes in the Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra was delayed as the BJP approached the Election Commission alleging violation of rules by three MLAs of the state's ruling alliance of Maha Vikas Aghadi.
Jun 11, 2022, 3:59 AM IST
Final results are out for the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra, the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the BJP won three each.
Jun 11, 2022, 3:45 AM IST
So far, the Election Commission has announced the results of four of the six seats in Maharashtra.
Jun 11, 2022, 3:44 AM IST
Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi and NCP's Praful Patel were also declared winners.
Jun 11, 2022, 3:44 AM IST
In Maharashtra, BJP's Piyush Goyal (48 votes) and Anil Bonde (48 votes) register a victory.
Jun 11, 2022, 3:24 AM IST
Congratulations to the newly-elected Rajya Sabha MPs from Haryana, Krishan Lal Panwar and Kartikeya Sharma, tweets Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar
Jun 11, 2022, 3:23 AM IST
Haryana CM congratulates BJP's Krishan Lal Panwar
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar congratulates BJP candidate Krishan Lal Panwar and BJP-JJP backed independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma for their win in the #RajyaSabhaElection2022pic.twitter.com/qxAcOt4b2d
The top brass of the EC went through detailed reports submitted by the returning officers of the two states, including video footage, before giving the go-ahead for counting.
Jun 11, 2022, 1:54 AM IST
The poll panel also directed the returning officer of Maharashtra to reject the vote cast by Shiv Sena legislator Suhas Kande.
Jun 11, 2022, 1:48 AM IST
The Election Commission Friday night directed Rajya Sabha election returning officers of Haryana and Maharashtra to go ahead with the counting of votes which was held up following complaints about violation of rules.
Jun 11, 2022, 12:58 AM IST
Election Commission passes detailed order after analysing the report of RO/ Observer/Special Observer and viewing the video footage, directs the RO to reject the vote cast by MLA Suhas Kande and permits the counting of votes to commence.
Jun 11, 2022, 12:51 AM IST
Election Commission allows counting for Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana.
Jun 10, 2022, 11:48 PM IST
We've complained to Election Commission about BJP MLA S Mungantiwar & independent MLA (Ravi Rana). Election Commission is hearing the(matter). Fearing defeat, BJP tried to stop the counting process, but Maha Vikas Aghadi will win: Maharashtra Congress' Nana Patole
Jun 10, 2022, 10:58 PM IST
Maha Vikas Aghadi writes to the EC demanding cancellation of vote of BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar & independent MLA Ravi Rana for "violating provisions of conduct of election rules as well as Commission's settled view ordered in the Ahmed Patel 2017 case."
Jun 10, 2022, 10:44 PM IST
This is the defeat of those powers who wanted to buy Rajasthan's self-respect in vote market, disrupt current state govt, run a bulldozer on democracy... money & muscle power, income tax,ED, black money lost: Randeep S Surjewala,Cong after winning RS polls in Rajasthan
Jun 10, 2022, 10:34 PM IST
My young colleague Mansoor Ali Khan deserves full credit for his fighting spirit. He has exposed the link between JD(S) & BJP. The JD(S) is the B team of the BJP and Mansoor Ali Khan has proved that today: Congress candidate Jairam Ramesh, after winning RS seat from Karnataka
Jun 10, 2022, 10:28 PM IST
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: Jairam Ramesh
Jun 10, 2022, 10:16 PM IST
The counting of votes is yet to begin in Maharashtra and Haryana.
Results out for Rajasthan and Karnataka. In Rajasthan, Congress won 3 and BJP got one seat; in Karnataka, BJP won 3 and Congress got one seat.
Jun 10, 2022, 9:50 PM IST
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole writes to the Election Commission of India demanding the vote cancellation of BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar & independent MLA Ravi Rana for violating the provisions of conduct of election rules.
Jun 10, 2022, 9:32 PM IST
I thank the blessings that BS Yediyurappa (former CM) has always extended to me. I thank every MLA & through them, the people of Karnataka for having given me the 2nd opportunity to serve them... I thank the BJP Karnataka unit & every worker: BJP candidate Nirmala Sitharaman
Jun 10, 2022, 9:22 PM IST
The counting was held up in Maharashtra after opposition BJP alleged three MLAs of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)--Cabinet ministers Jitendra Awhad (NCP) and Yashomati Thakur (Congress), besides Shiv Sena legislator Suhas Kande violated the model code for voting.
Jun 10, 2022, 9:15 PM IST
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: BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi
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Jun 09, 2022, 12:34 pm IST
Elections for 57 Rajya Sabha seats across 15 states are slated to be held on Friday and the results will be announced the same day.
Jun 09, 2022, 12:34 pm IST
While 41 candidates have already been declared elected unopposed, the nail-biter will be on for 16 seats in four states — Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana and Karnataka.
Jun 09, 2022, 12:42 pm IST
Unlike in Lok Sabha elections, when members are elected directly by the public, Rajya Sabha MPs are elected indirectly, through MLAs.
Jun 09, 2022, 12:42 pm IST
What is the Rajya Sabha?
The Rajya Sabha, or Upper House of Parliament, is patterned after the United Kingdom's House of Lords. The Rajya Sabha presently has 245 members, with 233 elected and 12 appointed. The Upper House cannot have more than 250 members, according to the constitution. While 233 members are chosen from states and Union Territories (UTs), the remaining 12 are nominated by the President of India from the domains of art, literature, science, and social services.
Jun 09, 2022, 12:43 pm IST
The Vice-President presides over the Rajya Sabha, which is the penultimate stage before a law is delivered to the President for signature. According to the constitution, because the Rajya Sabha is the Council of States, the allocation of Rajya Sabha seats is based on the population of each state.
Jun 09, 2022, 1:08 pm IST
What is the maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha?
250 is the maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha, out of which 238 are to be elected and 12 will be nominated by the President of India. The Upper House of the Parliament currently has 245 members, including 233 elected members and 12 nominated.
Jun 09, 2022, 1:27 pm IST
Why is Rajya Sabha called a permanent body?
RS is not subject to dissolution; only one-third of its members retire every second year, to which elections will be held.
Jun 09, 2022, 1:37 pm IST
What is the term of a member of Rajya Sabha?
A Rajya Sabha member will be elected for a term of 6 years. If a member is elected in a by-election, he or she will serve only the remainder of the term of the vacancy caused.
Jun 09, 2022, 2:02 pm IST
Who is eligible to contest the RS polls?
The candidate "should be a citizen of India above 30 years of age and possessing such other qualifications as may be prescribed by the law of Parliament.
Jun 09, 2022, 2:40 pm IST
Why Rajya Sabha is important?
Rajya Sabha being a federal chamber enjoys almost equal powers with Lok Sabha, The first and foremost power of the Upper House is to make laws. The Indian constitution empowers parliament to make laws. However, this can only be possible, if the RS first passes a resolution by a two-thirds majority granting such a power to the union parliament.
Jun 09, 2022, 4:10 pm IST
Who can vote?
Unlike Lok Sabha elections, where members are elected directly by the people, the Rajya Sabha MPs are elected indirectly by the people's representatives, that is, by the MLAs.
Jun 09, 2022, 4:57 pm IST
A day ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls for four seats from Karnataka, Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday wrote an open letter to JD(S) MLAs requesting them to cast their "conscience vote" in favour of his party's second candidate Mansoor Ali Khan.
Jun 09, 2022, 5:44 pm IST
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy hit out at Siddaramaiah for writing the letter to his party MLAs. "If he had discussed this with our party leaders before filing nominations such complications would not have arisen...he has written about support for minority candidates, then why didn't Congress make Mansoor Ali Khan its first candidate instead of Jairam Ramesh," Kumaraswamy said.
Jun 09, 2022, 6:27 pm IST
Interestingly, in the letter, Siddaramaiah has repeatedly referred to JD(S), the party from which he was expelled from in 2005 and that he repeatedly called 'B-team of BJP' during previous assembly polls, as a "secular party".
Jun 09, 2022, 6:54 pm IST
After a special court here refused to grant temporary bail to them to cast their votes in the Rajya Sabha elections to be held on Friday, Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik and former minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday approached the Bombay High Court for relief.
Jun 09, 2022, 7:18 pm IST
The legal teams of Malik and Deshmukh sought permission to file pleadings challenging the special court's order and sought an urgent hearing. In their petitions, the two NCP leaders have sought that they either be granted a temporary bail of one day or be allowed to cast their vote at the polling booth in the presence of an escort.
Jun 09, 2022, 7:30 pm IST
A bench of Justice P D Naik is likely to hear the petitions of both the politicians on Friday. Deshmukh in his plea sought directions to the Mumbai Central Prison to take him to the polling booth for the Rajya Sabha election as an interim relief pending the hearing of his plea.
Jun 09, 2022, 8:04 pm IST
Deshmukh has sought permission to cast his vote on Friday. Malik's counsel Tareq Sayed mentioned the plea on Thursday and sought an urgent hearing on Friday before justice Naik's court. He said he was seeking reliefs similar to those sought by Deshmukh.
Jun 09, 2022, 8:27 pm IST
Deshmukh and Malik are currently lodged in jail in connection with different money laundering cases being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The duo had last week filed applications seeking temporary bail before special judge R N Rokade.
Jun 09, 2022, 9:38 pm IST
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister & Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel reached Chandigarh ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister & Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel reached Chandigarh ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls
Former Home Minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh and minister Nawab Malik have challenged the Special Court's order in Bombay HC and sought permission to vote in tomorrow's Rajya Sabha Polls. HC refused urgent hearing today but is likely to hear tomorrow in the morning
Jun 09, 2022, 11:38 pm IST
Haryana Congress MLAs who were lodged in a resort in Chattisgarh's Raipur reached Delhi Thursday evening and are expected to arrive here Friday morning to cast their votes in the Rajya Sabha elections, sources said.
Jun 09, 2022, 11:53 pm IST
The ruling BJP-JJP MLAs remained lodged at a resort Haryana for the second day as both sides braced for a keen contest on one of the two seats going to the polls. In a late-evening development, lone Indian National Lok Dal MLA Abhay Singh Chautala declared his support to Kartikeya Sharma, who has entered the fray as an Independent candidate backed by the BJP-JJP combine and most Independents.
Jun 09, 2022, 11:53 pm IST
Haryana Congress MLAs arrive in Delhi, from Raipur in Chhattisgarh, ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections tomorrow.
#WATCH | Haryana Congress MLAs arrive in Delhi, from Raipur in Chhattisgarh, ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/MT4jNPiox8
In continuation of the Chintan Shivir in Udaipur (Rajasthan), Chintan Shivir-training session was held in Raipur (Chhattisgarh)...As far as Rajya Sabha elections are concerned, we will send our candidate to the Parliament with more votes than our total strength: Deepender Hooda
Jun 10, 2022, 8:10 am IST
During the Biennial Elections to Rajya Sabha, polling for 16 seats of Rajya Sabha from four states will be held today.
Jun 10, 2022, 8:10 am IST
The results will also be declared on the same day.
Jun 10, 2022, 8:11 am IST
Earlier, 41 candidates were elected unopposed from different states and subsequently, the elections will now be held for only 16 seats including six seats in Maharashtra, four each in Rajasthan and Karnataka along with two seats in Haryana.
Jun 10, 2022, 8:16 am IST
To defeat BJP, our party AIMIM has decided to vote for Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra. Our 2 AIMIM Maharashtra MLAs have been asked to vote for the Congress candidate Imran Pratapgarhi: Imtiaz Jaleel, AIMIM Maharashtra president
Jun 10, 2022, 8:17 am IST
Haryana Congress MLAs leave for Chandigarh from Delhi for the Rajya Sabha elections, for which voting will be held today. They reached Delhi from Chhattisgarh's Raipur yesterday, where they were staying at a resort.
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