There were 12 candidates for 11 Rajya Sabha seats in UP and to secure a seat in Rajya Sabha, a candidate required 34 votes. The results showed that Bahujan Samaj Party, which had backed Congress Rajya Sabha nominees in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, chose not to transfer its surplus votes to any other party candidate in UP. Cross voting took place in Saturday’s polling as Samajwadi Party fielded seven candidates but the seventh candidate was short of nine first-preference votes for victory. Peace Party has 4 MLAs, Qaumi Ekta Dal (2), NCP (1), Apna Dal (1), Ittehad-e-Millat Council (1) and Trinamool Congress (1). The BSP chose not to transfer its 12 surplus votes with it two candidates S.C. Mishra getting 39 votes and Ashok Sidhharth 42.

Source: Mint June 11, 2016 16:18 UTC