03-28-2008, 12:02 AM
<b>UPA to lose majority in RS, BJP may cross 50-mark</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->NEW DELHI: With curtains coming down on the current round of Rajya Sabha elections, there were no surprises in the states where elections were held, but the results will see UPA lose a majority in the upper House. Besides the poor pickings for UPA, BJP numbers are set to cross 50 and there may well be assembly polls in Jharkhand.
The results provide an interesting peep into state equations, the balance between Congress and Left and NDA's growing strength in the states. Though there were several engrossing battles, developments in Jharkhand stole the limelight where a <b>divided UPA allowed Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries group president Parimal Nathwani to steal the second seat on offer. </b>
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The results provide an interesting peep into state equations, the balance between Congress and Left and NDA's growing strength in the states. Though there were several engrossing battles, developments in Jharkhand stole the limelight where a <b>divided UPA allowed Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries group president Parimal Nathwani to steal the second seat on offer. </b>
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