Rajya Sabha Elections Results 2018 Winners List: Names of Winning Candidates in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh

Here's the list of winning candidates for this round of Rajya Sabha elections.

New Delhi, Mar 23: Counting of votes for Rajya Sabha elections results is underway in six states. Polling for 26 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Telangana and Chhattisgarh was held earlier today. In Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, candidates have been nominated to the Upper House unopposed. Here’s the list of winning candidates for this round of Rajya Sabha elections. The winners’ list will be updated when the final results of Rajya Sabha polls will be declared.

Elections were held in 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP is set to win eight seats and the Samajwadi Party (SP) is most likely to bag one. There is a tough fight between Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the BJP. Altogether six candidates are in the fray for the five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal. Five candidates are in the electoral arena in Karnataka for four seats. Elections were also held for two seats in Jharkhand where three candidates are in the fray.

Rajya Sabha Elections Results: List of Winning Candidates

One candidate each of the ruling BJP and main opposition Congress are in the fray for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Chhattisgarh. Four candidates will try their luck from Telangana where polling will be held for three seats.