significant stake in these Rajya Sabha electionsKapil SibalIn Uttar PradeshSamajwadi Party won seven seatsNEW DELHI: The BJP managed to make some gains in the elections to the Rajya Sabha held on Saturday. The members are elected for six-year terms, with MLAs of every state electing their Rajya Sabha representatives. There were tight contests in some and drama in others.The BJP saw its picks win all four seats in Rajasthan, two each in Haryana, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh and one each in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. While 30 of the 57 seats up for grabs had been decided beyond doubt, the remaining 27 saw heated battles between the Congress and BJP in a number of states.Both the BJP-led NDA and the Congress had a. It is in a minority in the Upper House of Parliament, where it has seen many stalls, especially of legislation it considers critical to its economic agenda.He BJP was not only looking to gain seats in the Rajya Sabha, but also limit the number of seats the Congress could retain.

Source: Times of India June 11, 2016 17:28 UTC