Election for 19 Rajya Sabha seats across 8 states today
The Election for Rajya Sabha seats across eight states are being held on Friday in Madhya Pradesh, Guajarat, Rajasthan.
Due to covid pandemic voting was delayed for 18 Rajya Sabha seats. Later Election Commission announced polls for 4 seats in Karnataka and 2 seats in mizoran and arunachal pradesh
Election commission sad the counting of votes for all the 19 seats will held in the evening
The EC of India has made the required arrangements for the voting keeping in mind the covid-19 panedmic.
Every MLA will tested for body temperature which can indicate the possibility of covid-19. And they had to wear a mask and adhere social distancing norms.
IN Karnataka elections were to be held for 4 seats, all the candidates ahve been declared elected unopposed
With many MLAs switching political parties, the past months have seen parties trying to keep their flock together.