Karnataka Rajya Sabha: 3 Seats For BJP, 1 For Congress, None For Deve Gowda's JDS
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Karnataka Rajya Sabha elections 2022: BJP's Nirmala Sitharaman, Jaggesh and Lehar Singh Siroya took three out of the four seats, while the Congress's Jairam Ramesh won the only remaining seat
HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular), whose home base is Karnataka, did not win a single seat in the Rajya Sabha election from the state today. BJP's Nirmala Sitharaman, Jaggesh and Lehar Singh Siroya took three out of the four seats, while the Congress's Jairam Ramesh won the only remaining seat. BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi confirmed his party won the three seats, while one went to the Congress.
Ms Sitharaman and Mr Ramesh polled 46 votes, Jaggesh got 44 and Mr Siroya 33, Mr Ravi said.
A candidate needs the support of 45 MLAs to win, and based on their strength in the assembly, the BJP would have won two seats and the Congress one.
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