Rajya Sabha Election Results 2022 | BJP wins three seats from Karnataka, including Nirmala Sitharaman; One seat for Congress

Bangalore: The BJP has won three seats in the Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka. While the BJP won three seats, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Jaggesh and Lehar Singh, the Congress was able to send Jairam Ramesh to the Rajya Sabha. The JDS failed to win their lone candidate.

Nirmala Sitharaman thanked him

After being elected to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman thanked the state MLAs and said she would work for the welfare of the state. “I also thank the MLAs of Karnataka for giving me this opportunity to serve the state. We will work dedicatedly for the state of Karnataka, ”she added.

Congress wins three seats in Rajasthan; One seat for BJP

In the Rajya Sabha elections, the Congress won 3 seats and the BJP 1 seat in Rajasthan. Randeep Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari were elected from the Congress and Ghanshyam Tiwari from the BJP. BJP-backed independent candidate and media house owner Subhash Chandra was defeated. Randeep Surjewala: 43 votes Ghanshyam Tiwari: 43 votes Mukul Wasnik: 42 votes Pramod Tiwari: 41 votes Subhash Chandra: 30 votes.

The result is ‘clear from the beginning’, said Chief Minister Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted that the victory of the three Congress candidates was “clear from the beginning”. “It was clear from the outset that the Congress had the required majority in all three seats. But the BJP tried to trade horses by launching an independent. The solidarity of our MLAs gave a fitting response to this effort. The BJP will face a similar defeat in the 2023 assembly elections, ”he tweeted in Hindi.

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He added that the victory of the Congress in the three Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan was a victory for democracy. I congratulate the three newly elected MPs Pramod Tiwari, Mukul Wasnik and Randeep Surjewala. I am sure all the three MPs will be able to argue strongly for the rights of Rajasthan in Delhi.

The BJP has suspended a Rajasthan MLA for voting in favor of a Congress candidate

The BJP has suspended Rajasthan MLA Sobharani Kushwaha for cross-voting in favor of Congress candidate Pramod Tiwari. Opposition leader Gulab Chand Kataria said he voted for Tiwari despite being given a whip and that he would be suspended from the BJP’s primary membership. Kataria also wrote a letter to the MLA asking him to explain why he had voted against the whip. BJP state president Satish Poonia said that the party leadership has been informed about this.