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The BJP's record win in Uttar Pradesh will have an immediate impact on the Rajya Sabha polls on March 31 and also the presidential election in July.
The latest state election results strengthen the ruling BJP's hold over the Rajya Sabha and also place the party firmly in the driver's seat for the election of a new president of India this year.
The BJP's record win in Uttar Pradesh will have an immediate impact on the Rajya Sabha polls on March 31 and also the presidential election in July.
The President of India is elected by an electoral college that's formed by 776 parliamentarians and 4,120 legislators. The total strength of the electoral college is 10,98,903 votes and the BJP's strength is above the half-way mark.
The value of each vote for an MP is 708. In the case of MLAs, the value of the vote differs from state to state. MLA votes in Uttar Pradesh have the highest value - 208.
Voting for the 288 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly - the last major election this year - took place in a single phase on Wednesday; the majority mark is 145.
The AAP surprised many by releasing an early-bird first list of 11 candidates - of whom three are recent joinees from the Congress and three from the BJP - for next year's Delhi Assembly election.
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