Rajya Sabha Polls: Congress Wins Three Seats In Rajasthan, BJP-Backed Subhash Chandra Loses

Rajya Sabha Polls: "All three candidates of Congress - Pramod Tiwari, Mukul Wasnik and Randeep Surjewala - win from Rajasthan," said CM Ashok Gehlot on Twitter.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot casts his vote for Rajya Sabha elections (Source: Twitter/@ashokgehlot51)

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that Congress has won all three Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan. Zee chairman Subhash Chandra, who was being backed by the BJP, lost his bid to get himself re-elected to the upper House of the parliament. "All three candidates of Congress - Pramod Tiwari, Mukul Wasnik and Randeep Surjewala - win from Rajasthan," said CM Ashok Gehlot on Twitter.

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 Wasnik and Shri Randeep Surjewala. I am sure that all the three MPs will be able to strongly advocate the rights of Rajasthan in Delhi," Gehlot tweeted.

राजस्थान में तीन राज्यसभा सीटों पर कांग्रेस की विजय लोकतंत्र की जीत है। मैं तीनों नवनिर्वाचित सांसदों श्री प्रमोद तिवारी, श्री मुकुल वासनिक एवं श्री रणदीप सुरजेवाला को बधाई देता हूं। मुझे पूर्ण विश्वास है कि तीनों सांसद दिल्ली में राजस्थान के हक की मजबूती से पैरवी कर सकेंगे।

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) June 10, 2022

यह शुरू से स्पष्ट था कि कांग्रेस के पास तीनों सीटों के लिए जरूरी बहुमत है। परन्तु भाजपा ने एक निर्दलीय को उतारकर हॉर्स ट्रेडिंग का प्रयास किया। हमारे विधायकों की एकजुटता ने इस प्रयास को करारा जवाब दिया है। 2023 विधानसभा चुनाव में भी भाजपा को इसी तरह हार का सामना करना पड़ेगा।

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) June 10, 2022

Speaking to reporters, Tiwari said, "I am thankful to the state and the central leadership for making me the candidate. I got 43 votes."

BJP suspended Rajasthan MLA Shobharani Kushwah for cross-voting in favour of Congress candidate Pramod Tiwari in the elections, PTI reported.

In Rajasthan, voting began on Friday morning in the assembly premises for four seats of the Rajya Sabha (Rajya Sabha election 2022). During this, the first vote was cast by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and he expressed confidence in the victory of all the three Congress candidates. 

In the House, the Congress has 108 MLAs, BJP 71, Independents 13, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) three, and the CPI(M) and the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) two each.