The Latest Breaking News from Rajya Sabha

Shobharani Kushwah said she was guided by “voice of conscience”

The disciplinary committee of the BJP has suspended Rajasthan MLA Shobha Rani for cross-voting in favour of Congress candidate Pramod Tiwari in Rajya Sabha elections and sought her reply for defying the party's whip. Full story on Dynamite News:

MUMBAI: After the defeat of Shiv Sena candidate Sanjay Pawar in the Maharashtra Rajya Sabha elections for the sixth seat following counting of votes in the early hours of Saturday, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that the BJP had won the third seat but this was not a victory.

The NCP chief said there was no threat to the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government in the state.

Independents and smaller parties which had earlier pledged allegiance to the MVA seem to have backtracked, and voted for the BJP.

After waiting for 9 to 10 hours, the result was declared on wee hours of Saturday in which three candidates of Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) and BJP each won the election. Full story on Dynamite News:

MUMBAI: Counting for elections to the six seats of Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra was delayed on Friday following complaints lodged by the BJP and Shiv Sena accusing each other of violating procedures.

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CHANDIGARH: The counting for Haryana's two Rajya Sabha seats was halted for almost nine hours after the voting closed on Friday after the ruling BJP party and independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma, supported by the BJP-JJP combine, urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to cancel the votes of two Congress…

BENGALURU : The ruling BJP won three of the four Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka, while Congress bagged one seat and JD(S), some whose MLAs cross-voted, returned empty-handed.

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