UP RS polls: all 10 candidates elected unopposed

The candidates who have made it to the Upper House of Parliament for a six-year term are BSP8217;s Akhilesh Das, Veer Singh, Brajesh Pathak, Avtar Singh Karimpuri, Rajaram and Brijlal Khaabari; SP8217;s Amar Singh and Ram Gopal Yadav; BJP8217;s Kusum Rai and Congress-SP joint candidate Mohammad Adeeb.

Compared to its tally of three last term, the BSP has sent six candidates thsi time. SP8217;s tally last time was four. For Kusum Rai, Mohammad Adib, Brijesh Pathak, Avatar Singh Karimpuri and Brijlal Khaabri it will be their first-time entry into the Rajya Sabha.

The Rajya Sabha members, whose term ends on November 25, are BJP president Rajnath Singh, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Amar Singh, Shahid Siddiqui, Abu Asim Azmi and Uday Pratap Singh all SP, Veer Singh, Isam Singh and Gandhi Azad both BSP and Akhilesh Das Congress.