Rajya Sabha Elections: Rajya Sabha elections results: NDA dominates poll round, sweeps Bihar and bags three in Odisha; Haryana result put on hold | India News

Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chowdhury, left, Vijay Kumar Sinha, right, and others congratulate BJP president Nitin Naveen after the NDA won five seats in Bihar in the Rajya Sabha elections.

New Delhi: Roy NDA It strengthened its hold on the Rajya Sabha in the latest round of biennial elections on Monday, winning all the seats in Bihar and three of the four up for grabs in Odisha, while the results of two seats in Haryana remained suspended after controversy over alleged violations of voting secrecy.Elections were held for only 11 of the 37 Rajya Sabha vacancies confined to Bihar, Odisha and Haryana, as the remaining members had already been elected unopposed. Of these 11 seats, the NDA won eight, including an alliance-backed independent, while the BJD won one in Odisha. Counting for two seats in Haryana was suspended in the evening following complaints from both the BJP and the Congress.

NDA cleared in Bihar Nitish Kumar And among the winners is Nitin Naveen

In Bihar, NDA won all five seats. The winners were JD(U) chief and longest-serving Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, new Bihar BJP president Nitin Naveen, Union Minister Ram Nath Tagore, Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha and BJP’s Shivesh Kumar, who will enter the Upper House for the first time.Ram Nath Tagore and Kushwaha, both sitting members, were re-elected. Outgoing MP Amarendra Dhari Singh lost, though RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav claimed he had the support of five AIMIM MLAs and one BSP MLA.

BJP won three in Odisha in cross polling

In Odisha, the BJP won three out of four seats, including independent candidate Dilip Roy, whom it supported.The other winners are BJP state unit chief Manmohan Samal, sitting MP Sujit Kumar and BJD’s Santopta Mishra.Dr. Datteshwar Hota, a BJD-backed candidate supported by the Congress and CPI(M), was defeated. The BJP’s third win came amid cross-voting, where at least five MLAs – three Congress and two BJD – reportedly supported Dilip Roy.The result in Odisha quickly created political unrest. BJD MLA Divya Shankar Mishra alleged that the BJP was involved in “horse trading” and claimed that eight BJD MLAs had cross-voted. “I think the BJP has horse-traded here and influenced people the wrong way… All of the BJD MLAs voted cross,” he told news agency ANI.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, however, celebrated the result, saying it was an important milestone in the state’s journey towards a “prosperous Odisha”. Majhi said the win would strengthen Odisha’s voice in the Upper House.

Counting stalled in Haryana after controversy over poll secrecy

The biggest suspense of the day remained in Haryana, where the counting of two Rajya Sabha seats was suspended after the BJP complained that two Congress MLAs had “violated the secrecy of the vote”.BJP’s candidates are Sanjay Bhatia and independent Satish Nandal, while Congress has fielded Karambir Singh Boudh. Haryana Minister Krishan Kumar Bedi has alleged that two Congress MLAs did not fold their ballots properly, violating secrecy norms.Congress responded strongly. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to the Election Commission, alleging “blatant attempts to interfere with the integrity of the election” and warning that any valid vote should not be disqualified.Congress leaders also met the Election Commission and demanded that the CCTV footage and complete video recording of the polling process be reviewed before taking any decision. Congress MP Syed Nasir Hussain said the complaint appeared to be an afterthought, noting that no objection was raised by the legislators when they cast their votes.

Rigorous Haryana Arithmetic has sharpened the competition

The contest in Haryana has already attracted attention after the Congress shifted its MLAs to Himachal Pradesh ahead of the polls. They returned to vote on Monday morning. The INLD, which has two legislators, abstained, further sharpening the arithmetic in the 90-member House, where 31 votes are enough to win a seat.In the Assembly, the numbers stood at 48 for the BJP, 37 for the Congress, two for the INLD and three independents.

So far 26 members have been elected unopposed

Monday’s polls followed the earlier uncontested election of 26 candidates, including NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, Union Minister Ramdas Athavale, former Lok Sabha deputy speaker M Thambidurai and Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi.In Maharashtra, all seven candidates were elected unopposed; In West Bengal, four Trinamool nominees and BJP’s Rahul Sinha were elected unopposed; In Telangana, Abhishek Singhvi and Vem Narendra Reddy won unopposed; And in Tamil Nadu, all six candidates were elected unopposed.

The NDA has strengthened its position in the upper house

Overall, the round has clearly strengthened the NDA’s position in the Upper House. With the alliance sweeping Bihar, expanding in Odisha and awaiting final results in Haryana, the BJP is all set to emerge with the maximum number of seats in the Rajya Sabha after this election cycle.