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Rajya Sabha elections: BJP, Congress bag 3 each in Karnataka, Rajasthan

Counting halted in Maharashtra, Haryana over accusations of rule violations

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, along with Congress candidates, flashes the victory sign during the Rajya Sabha election in Jaipur | Photo: PTI

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The ruling Congress on Friday won three of the four Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan, overcoming the challenge posed by BJP-backed independent candidate Subhash Chandra, according to the party. The BJP got the fourth seat.

Congress candidates Randeep Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik, and Pramod Tiwari were elected to the Rajya Sabha, according to a tweet by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. BJP candidate and former minister Ghanshyam Tiwari said he had also won, polling 43 votes. 

“Congress's victory on three Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan is a victory of democracy. I congratulate all the three newly elected MPs Shri Pramod Tiwari, Shri Mukul