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The stage is set for the crucial Rajya Sabha elections which will begin at 9 am on Tuesday with 41 out of 56 candidates already declared victorious due to the absence of opposition. 15 seats in UP, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh will witness a fierce contest...
In ShortRajya Sabha elections for 15 seats in 3 states will begin at 9 amCross-voting in expected by MLAs in UP, Karnataka and HimachalThe term of office for 50 Rajya Sabha members is set to conclude on April 2. The Rajya Sabha biennial elections, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, have already seen 41 candidates security their seats unopposed in the Upper House due to lack of opposition, leaving seats up for grabs in three states, including Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh...
Polling will be held for 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, four in Karnataka and one seat in Himachal Pradesh from 9 am to 4 pm on Tuesday and counting will be held on the same day from 5 pm onwards..
All parties have issued whips to the MLAs, who are the voters in Tuesday's poll, amid apprehensions of cross-voting.. . Likewise, in Himachal Pradesh, Congress has issued a whip to all its MLAs to vote for party candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi -- a move which BJP alleged was to pressurise the MLAs..
BJP President JP Nadda, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradesh, Union IT Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw and former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi were the among the 41 candidates who won seats unopposed in the latest round...
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