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Before the Lok Sabha elections, preparations have been made for Rajya Sabha elections in 15 states of the country. In this election, new members were to be elected on 56 Rajya Sabha seats, out of which 41 have already been elected unopposed. Voting will be held on the remaining 15 seats from 9 am to 4 pm today. After this, counting of votes will start from 5 pm and the results will be known by late evening.
These include BJP President JP Nadda, newly joined party Ashok Chavan and Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav.
Of the 56 seats announced by the Election Commission last month, 41 include former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJP president JP Nadda, party newcomer Ashok Chavan and Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnav and L Murugan. Voting will be held today on the remaining 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 4 in Karnataka and one each in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka.
BJP hopes to benefit
In the Rajya Sabha elections, the ruling BJP has 28 out of 56 seats – including one seat vacated by party MLA Kirori Lal Meena, who has now become a minister in Rajasthan. After this election it will have at least 29 seats. Whereas in Uttar Pradesh, the opposition Bharat Alliance may get two seats, as SP can increase its number of seats from one to three.
Close contest on one seat in Uttar Pradesh
In this election, there is a close contest on three seats in two Congress ruled states and one seat in Uttar Pradesh. Sources have indicated that there is every possibility of cross voting by opposition MLAs, which the Congress and the Samajwadi Party are keeping a close eye on.
