No Surprise in Rajya Sabha Elections; All Five Elected
Patna: March 26, 2008
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Newly-elected Rajya Sabha Members
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Photo by Shashi Uttam |
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Bihar leaders including Janata Dal (U) national spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari, former State Planning Board Deputy Chairperson N. K. Singh, Central Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Premchand Gupta, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) candidate Sabir Ali, and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dr. C. P. Thakur were elected for the Rajya Sabha seats following elections on Wednesday.
Election official S. P. Sharma announced the results on Wednesday afternoon saying the most votes garnered by any of the candidates from Bihar went to the former Union Health Minister and BJP leader Dr. Thakur (55 votes) followed closely by Tiwari (48), Singh (47), Gupta (44), and Ali (40).
Independent candidate Govind Pandey managed to get only one vote, Sharma said.
235 out of 243 members of the Bihar Assembly took part in Wednesday voting.
Meanwhile, the three elected Rajya Sabha members from the NDA camp, Dr. Thakur, Tiwari, and Singh said they would take up Bihar's cause in the Parliament to demand for equal and fair treatment of the state and an end to the discriminatory attitude towards Bihar.
The three leaders then met with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in his chamber at Bihar Assembly who then congratulated them for their victories and wished them luck in their new avatar as the Rajya Sabha MPs.
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