Rajya Sabha Polls: Counting of votes underway
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): Counting of votes for the Rajya Sabha elections is currently going on as voting to elect the vacant seats for the Upper House of the Indian Parliament was earlier held on Friday.
Earlier, creating trouble for Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, one of her party members reportedly cross-voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the ongoing Rajya Sabha election.
Extending support to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BSP lawmaker Anil Singh told media, "I am with Maharaj ji," media reports said.
The poll took place for 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh. Polling was also held for 16 more seats from six other states.
The BJP, which had secured more than 300 seats in 2017 assembly election, is expected to comfortably win eight out of ten seats.
A tough contest is likely to take place in rest of the two seats.
Recently in two Lok Sabha by-polls, however, the SP and the BSP fought together to defeat the BJP.
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