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With the Opposition BJP did not fielding any candidate
for a Rajya Sabha bypoll from Rajasthan, Narendra Budhaniya of
the Congress was declared elected unopposed.
The by-election arose after BJP's K K Valmiki died early
this year.
For June 17 biennial elections to four Upper House seats
from the state, five candidates are vying for the honour.
Prominent among them are Union Minister Anand Sharma,
legal luminary Ram Jethmalani of the BJP and Santosh Bagrodia
who entered the race as an Independent.
BJP spokesman Tarun Vijay was declared elected unopposed
for the lone RS seat from the hill state of Uttarakhand. PTI