Rajya Sabha elections held across three states that witnessed intense cross-voting dynamics with the Congress securing three seats in Karnataka intense cross-voting dynamics with the Congress securing three seats in Karnataka
The saffron party clinched an extra seat in Uttar Pradesh
In UP, BJP's Sanjay Seth, former Union minister RPN Singh, party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi were among 8 who won.
In a big win for the BJP in Rajya Sabha polls, the saffron party on Tuesday managed to grab eight seats in UP, while the opposition Samajwadi Party won two seats from UP.
Three candidates from the ruling Congress party and one candidate from the BJP were elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka.
In Karnataka, the Congress winners include Ajay Maken, Syed Naseer Hussain, G C Chandrasekhar.
BJP's Narayana Bandage won the fiercely fought elections.
Congress party faced a significant setback in Himachal Pradesh.
The loss comes even though the Congress has a clear majority with 40 out of the 68 MLAs and the support of three independent MLAs.