(Indian Express)
The Rajya Sabha elections for six states covering 58 seats of the 245-member House are scheduled to take place on Friday. Polling will take place between 9 am and 4 pm and counting will begin at 5 pm. The results will be announced later this evening. To secure a win in this election, a candidate needs a certain number of votes which can be calculated on the basis of strength of the Assembly and the number of MPs it sends to Rajya Sabha.
While Rajya Sabha members are retiring from 16 states, contest will be held in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Telangana, Jharkhand, Karntaka and Chhattisgarh today. The Rajya Sabha polls are crucial since the BJP, which enjoys a comfortable majority in Lok Sabha, has 58 Rajya Sabha MPs.
