Chaos and allegations of irregularities marred the elections to 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states on Monday. While 26 candidates were elected unopposed, elections were held to fill the remaining 11 seats, including five from Bihar, four from Odisha, and two from Haryana.
The absence of three Congress MLAs and one Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA in Bihar is likely to ensure victory for the NDA candidates contesting for the Upper House in the state.
In Odisha, at least five MLAs from the Opposition Biju Janata Dal and Congress have reportedly voted for an independent nominee Dilip Ray, who has been backed by the BJP.
Polling for four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha was halted for about 30 minutes over a dispute on the issuance of a second ballot paper to a BJP MLA.
The Congress had moved some of its Haryana MLAs to Kasauli on Friday over fears of cross-voting.
Former Odisha chief minister and BJD leader Naveen Patnaik accused the BJP of horse-trading, saying most of the people they have collected have criminal pasts.
