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.
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.