New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tally in the Rajya Sabha has crossed the 100-mark for the first time after the recent round of elections.
The BJP also became the first party to achieve the feat after 1988, IANS reported.
The BJP’s tally in the Rajya Sabha now stands at 101 after the elections on Thursday. The saffron party achieved this feat after emerging victorious in four out of the 13 seats.
The BJP won four Rajya Sabha seats from the three north-eastern states of Assam, Tripura and Nagaland.
The BJP’s alliance partner United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) won one Rajya Sabha seat from Assam.
With this development, the BJP has also increased its members’ tally in the Rajya Sabha from the north-east region.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his delight with BJP’s win stating the state has reposed its faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi
“Assam has reposed its faith in PM Sri @narendramodi ji by electing two NDA candidates to the Rajya Sabha by huge margins - BJP's Sri Pabitra Margherita (won by 11 votes) & UPPL's Sri Rwngwra Narzary (won by 9 votes). My compliments to winners,” he tweeted.
The elections were held earlier on Thursday for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Assam and one in Tripura.
BJP candidate and its women wing state president S. Phangnon Konyak was elected unopposed to the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Nagaland.
This victory makes Konyak the first woman from the state to get a berth in the Rajya Sabha.
The Rajya Sabha term of Ripun Bora and Ranee Narah of the Congress in Assam will expire on April 2.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which registered an amazing win the recently held Punjab Assembly elections, won all the five seats from the state.
This win increases the AAP’s tally in the Rajya Sabha to eight.
The Congress, however, faces disappointment as its strength has reduced by five seats in the recent round of the polls for the Upper House.