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Rajya Sabha Election 2024: From UP to Himachal to Karnataka, cross-voting may change electoral equations

BJP MLAs during voting in UP

New Delhi: Voting is underway for 15 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka. 

However there are definite reports of cross-voting in all three states which may change electoral equations. 

Out of 10 vacancies in UP, BJP has the numbers to win seven unopposed and the Samajwadi Party (SP) can win three. But with the BJP fielding businessman-turned-politician Sanjay Seth as its eighth candidate, a contest is on the cards for one of the seats. 

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In Karnataka, there are four Rajya Sabha seats and five candidates are in the field. The candidature of Janata Dal (Secular) leader and real estate baron D Kupendra Reddy has made a contest inevitable for the fourth seat. As the numbers stand now, the Congress is assured of a win in three seats and the BJP one.

In Himachal Pradesh, the Congress has the numbers to win the one Rajya Sabha seat but the BJP has also fielded former Congress leader Harsh Mahajan making the contest interesting.

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