Rajya Sabha Elections 2024: BJP Wins 8 Seats, Samajwadi Party Bags 2 In Uttar Pradesh

In the Rajya Sabha elections 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious on 8 seats out of 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, while the Samajwadi Party (SP) bagged 2 seats following cross-voting by MLAs.

Notably, in the 403-member assembly, 4 seats are vacant. Out of the rest 399 MLAs, 395 exercised their vote today.

According to the reports, a few members of Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, including its whip chief, cross-voted in favor of the BJP candidates, leaving everyone stunned.

Reacting to the last minute horse-trading, Akhilesh Yadav said, "The BJP can adopt all tricks to win elections. It must have given assurance (to some MLAs) of some profit. BJP will do anything to win."

"Those who don't have the courage to fight will go. Some might have been afraid for their security, some might have been threatened or promised something," he added.

After BJP's thumping victory, Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya says, "We had been saying from the beginning that all 8 candidates of the BJP will win. All our 8 candidates have won today. I congratulate all the winning candidates. I thank the people due to whose votes they won. Two SP candidates have also won. So, congratulations to Akhilesh Yadav too...BJP's vijay yatra that began in Rajya Sabha will continue in Lok Sabha and then go on till Vidhan Sabha elections and even further."

Uttar Pradesh BJP MLC Mohsin Raza said, "We knew that this would be the result. BJP was confident that we would win all 8 seats. I don't understand why the Opposition was dejected because they did not have to win. Ye 8 nahi, 80 ki tayyari hai. We are going to win 80 after this...We will win 400 in the Lok Sabha elections..."

The voting began for Rajya Sabha election began today at 9:00 am and ended at 4:00 pm, followed by results at 5:00 pm. Voting for Rajya Sabha's 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh was held under the inspection of Returning Officer Brijbhushan Dubey in Lucknow.