The Congress nominee lost even as the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies did not have enough Assembly seats to get Nathwani elected.

JMM candidate Baidyanath Ram, Congress nominee Pranav Jha and BJP-backed Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani are contesting for the two Rajya Sabha seats in the state.

Three candidates – JMM's Baidyanath Ram, Congress's Pranav Jha and BJP-backed Independent nominee Parimal Nathwani – are contesting the polls for the two seats. | India News

Voting is underway for two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand, with candidates from BJP, JMM, and Congress competing.

Parimal Nathwani, the independent candidate NDA backed defeated Congress's Pranav Jha, and JMM candidate Baidyanath Ram was elected to the other seat. | India News

The Congress nominee lost even as the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies did not have enough Assembly seats to get Nathwani elected.

Baidyanath Ram secured 30 first-preference votes while Nathwani received 28. Pranav Jha of the Congress received only 20 votes. | India News

JMM candidate Baidyanath Ram and NDA-backed Independent nominee Parimal Nathwani won the two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand. | India News

BJP-backed Independent Parimal Nathwani wins Rajya Sabha seat in Jharkhand, aided by cross voting from RJD and CPI(ML) legislators.

Nathwani expressed gratitude to PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP leaders, workers, and volunteers who supported and voted for him. | India News

Parimal Nathwani, an Independent candidate backed by the NDA, secured a surprise victory in the Jharkhand Rajya Sabha election. He defeated the INDIA bloc's Congress nominee for…

With the help of BJD and YSRCP, who have 5 and 7 seats respectively, the NDA can reach the two-thirds majority mark in the Rajya Sabha of 164. | India News

NDA-backed Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani triumphed in Jharkhand's Rajya Sabha polls, defeating Congress's Pranav Jha, while JMM's Baidyanath Ram claimed the second seat.

Reports of cross-voting emerged from Jharkhand Rajya Sabha elections. The RJD stated all its four MLAs voted for the INDIA bloc candidate Pranav Jha. Congress alleged betrayal…

The remarks came after Congress' Pranav Jha suffered a setback in the Rajya Sabha polls, while NDA-backed independent Parimal Nathwani emerged victorious. | India News

The BJP stated the ruling alliance in Jharkhand is fractured after a Congress defeat in Rajya Sabha polls. Cross-voting led to an NDA-supported independent winning a seat.…