New Delhi sources reported that voting is on for the Rajya Sabha elections in seven states today and of it 59 seats are at stake in the elections to the Upper House of parliament. For the 59 Rajya Sabha seats to be filled, 33 candidates from 10 states were declared elected unopposed.
Meanwhile the elections in Uttar Pradesh are being watched closely, contests are on in six other states as well West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Telangana. Accordingly seven union ministers including Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar were elected unopposed last week. Sources reported that altogether six candidates, including Congress nominee Abhishek Manu Singhvi, are in the fray for the five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal.
Moreover five candidates are in the electoral arena in Karnataka for four seats. Further the elections will also
be held for two seats in Jharkhand where three candidates are in the fray,
including two of the state's ruling BJP and one of the Congress. Furthermore one
candidate each of the ruling BJP and main opposition Congress will cross swords
for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Chhattisgarh. In Telangana four candidates
tries their luck where polling will be held for three seats.
