UP Rajya Sabha polls: All 8 BJP candidates emerge victorious, one SP nominee concedes defeat
Lucknow, Feb 27: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak said Tuesday night that all the eight candidates of the BJP won in the Rajya Sabha elections from the state.
The ruling BJP fielded eight candidates and the opposition Samajwadi Party three for elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats from the state.
Samajwadi Party chief spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said two of the party's three candidates -- Jaya Bachchan and Ramji Lal Suman -- have emerged victorious. The third SP candidate Alok Ranjan conceded defeat earlier.
In a post in Hindi on X, Deputy Chief Minister Maurya congratulated the eight BJP candidates who won. "Certainly, this spectacular victory is a guarantee of development based on the basic mantra of Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji: Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas," he said.
Another deputy chief minister, Pathak, also congratulated the winning BJP candidates.
In a post in Hindi on X, he said, "This victory is a symbol of the country and the state's unwavering faith in the illustrious Prime Minister's 'Viksit Bharat Modi kee Guarantee'."
An official announcement of the results is awaited.
राज्यसभा द्विवार्षिक चुनाव 2024 में उत्तर प्रदेश से भारतीय जनता पार्टी के सभी आठों प्रत्याशियों के विजय की हार्दिक बधाई एवं उज्ज्वल कार्यकाल की शुभकामनाएं।
— Keshav Prasad Maurya (@kpmaurya1) February 27, 2024
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
