Rajya Sabha polls: BJP wins in Karnataka, Haryana, has edge in Maharashtra; Congress sweeps Rajasthan

Voting for 16 vacant seats in Rajya Sabha in four states — Rajasthan, Haryana, Karnataka and Maharashtra — concluded at 4 pm on Friday. In picture, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot with Congress candidates Pramod Tiwari, Mukul Wasnik and Randeep Surjewala flash the victory sign as they celebrate their victory in the Rajya Sabha elections 2022, in Jaipur. (PTI)

The Congress hit a home run in Rajasthan, bagging three seats while the BJP won the remaining one. In picture, BJP Rajasthan President Satish Poonia and party candidate Ghanshyam Tiwari flash the victory sign as they celebrate the latter's victory in the Rajya Sabha elections 2022, in Jaipur. (PTI)

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai with BJP candidates Jaggesh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Lehar Singh Siroya celebrate their victory in the Rajya Sabha elections 2022. The ruling BJP won three of the four seats in the state while Congress bagged one seat. (PTI)

Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Jairam Ramesh with former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah during Rajya Sabha elections, at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru. Jairam Ramesh clinched one Rajya Sabha seat for Congress while JD(S) drew blank. (PTI)

BJP managed to win three seats in the Maharashtra Rajya Sabha Polls. In picture, BJP winning candidate Dhananjay Bhimrao Mahadik celebrates with party workers after being elected as a member of Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, in Mumbai. (PTI)

BJP leaders along with activists celebrate after the party won three Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra, in Mumbai. (PTI)

The BJP’s Krishan Lal Panwar and Independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma, backed by the saffron party and its ally JJP, have won the two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana, officials said early Saturday. (Express Photo by Jasbir Malhi)

Kartikeya Sharma after winning the election celebrates his win with BJP leaders and his supporters. (Express Photo by Jasbir Malhi)