After cross-voting, the BJP gets eight Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, while the Samajwadi Party wins two

Results of the Rajya Sabha election, 2024: Following cross-voting by MLAs in Uttar Pradesh today (February 27), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gained eight Rajya Sabha seats while the Samajwadi Party secured two. In Lucknow, BJP officials and supporters rejoiced after the party took eight of the ten Rajya Sabha seats in the state. Two of the ten seats were won by the Samajwadi Party.
CM of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath congratulates and honors the victorious candidates.

The state of Uttar Pradesh Every one of the eight BJP candidates who won the Rajya Sabha elections was congratulated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. BJP won eight of the state’s ten Rajya Sabha seats, while SP got two.

Keshav Prasad Maurya, the deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, said, “We had been declaring from the outset that all 8 of the BJP’s candidates would win. Today all eight of our candidates prevailed. I congratulate each and every winner. I’m grateful to those whose votes helped them win. Also victorious were two SP contenders. Congratulations thus also to Akhilesh Yadav. The BJP’s “vijay yatra,” which started in the Rajya Sabha, will go on in the Lok Sabha, the Vidhan Sabha elections, and beyond.”

Mohsin Raza, a BJP MLC, said, “We anticipated this outcome. The BJP was sure we would take home all eight seats. Since they didn’t have to win, I fail to see why the opposition felt so devastated. Ye 8 nahi, tayyari hai 80 ki. After this, we’re going to win 80.In the Lok Sabha elections, we will get 400 seats.”

SP MLAs’ cross-voting

Tuesday night’s voting for Uttar Pradesh’s ten Rajya Sabha seats came to a conclusion, raising worries inside the Samajwadi Party (SP) over cross-voting and the party chief whip’s resignation during the state’s election process.

The 403-member Assembly currently consists of 399 members and 4 vacancies. 395 of the 399 MLAs cast ballots on Tuesday; three were unable to do so because they are incarcerated, and authorities were unable to verify the identity of the other MLA who did not cast a ballot.

“The polls were open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. At 5:00 p.m., the vote count began, according to Returning Officer Brijbhushan Dubey.

Voting in RS elections are politicians

Voting were cast by a number of prominent figures, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, and President of the Samajwadi Party (SP), Akhilesh Yadav. Concerns of cross-voting and the resignation of SP chief whip Manoj Pandey during the polls prompted Yadav to threaten to take action against these MLAs. “Those who sought to take advantage of the circumstances will go. Before casting his ballot, Yadav informed the reporters at the assembly, “Those who were given assurances (by the BJP) will go.”

Regarding cross-voting, Akhilesh Yadav

“The BJP is capable of using any tactic to win elections. Some MLAs must have been assured of a benefit by it. “BJP will stop at nothing to win,” he said. “Those who lack the bravery to stand up will fall.” Some may have been intimidated or offered anything, while others may have been terrified for their safety.”

The main opposition SP and the governing BJP both have enough Assembly members to send seven and three members, respectively, to the Rajya Sabha without opposition; however, the BJP put forth an eighth candidate, adding intrigue to the battle. Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Keshav Prasad Maurya told the media that Yadav erred by fielding a third candidate and that he lacks the necessary numbers.

“The SP has become ‘Samaptwadi Party’ and all the eight candidates of the BJP will win,” he said. Pathak further said that all of the BJP’s candidates will prevail. The same car carried SP MLAs Rakesh Pratap Singh, Abhay Singh, and Rakesh Pandey, three of the eight party members who did not attend Yadav’s Monday night meeting. “We will vote in accordance with our inner guidance,” said Rakesh Pratap Singh.

With 252 and 108 members, respectively, the BJP and the SP have the majority of seats in the 403-member House. The SP’s coalition partner, the Congress, has two seats. Thirteen seats are held by the BJP ally Apna Dal (Sonelal), six by the Nishad Party, nine by the RLD, six by the SBSP, two by Jansatta Dal Loktantrik, and one by the BSP. There are now four open seats.

The BJP has selected the following candidates:

RPN Singh, a former Union minister
Chaudhary Tejveer Singh, a former MP, and Amarpal Maurya, the general secretary of the party’s Uttar Pradesh section
Former state minister Sudhanshu Trivedi, a spokesman for the Bind party,
Sadhna Singh, a former MLA
Naveen Jain, a former mayor of Agra, and industrialist Sanjay Seth
In the Samajwadi Party’s midst is

MP and actor Jaya Bachchan
In 2019, former SP politician Ramji Lal Suman Seth, a Dalit leader, and retired IAS official Alok Ranjan joined the BJP. Seth might win if any SP lawmakers cast a cross-vote. In Uttar Pradesh, a candidate requires around 37 first-preference votes to be elected to the Rajya Sabha.