Rajya Sabha Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: After the assembly elections held in five states, elections will be held on 13 seats of Rajya Sabha today.
These 13 seats are from six states, including Punjab (5 seats), Kerala (3 seats), Assam (two seats) and one each from Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Tripura.
Voting and counting will be completed today. As of now, out of 245 Rajya Sabha seats, 97 are occupied by the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP).
72 MPs retired today from Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament. These leaders include many veteran leaders like Kapil Sibal, P. Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and AK Antony.
Apart from this, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has also retired. During this, PM Narendra Modi said during his farewell speech in the Rajya Sabha I wish that you all come back to the House.
PM Modi said, 'Our Rajya Sabha MPs have a long experience. Sometimes experience is more important than academic knowledge. I will ask the retiring members to come back.
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PM Modi said that we have spent a long time together in Parliament. This House has contributed significantly to our lives, more than what we have done for it. He said that as members of this House, MPs get experience from all four directions of the country.
During this, Mallikarjun Kharge said that I and the Congress party are losing a lot. He said that I had always learned in foreign affairs from Anand Sharma in the House. Kharge said AK Antony did not speak much, but his advice has always been important. He said that AK Antony did many things but never took credit for those things.
Farewell is old, Kharge narrated the song
On the retirement of P. Chidambaram, Congress leader Kharge said that he has been a great knower of economic matters and legal matters. He always spoke very seriously in the Rajya Sabha.
In a poetic style, Kharge said, 'Get some moments and many memories with you as a reward, go on a journey with you and get many experiences.' Reciting another sher, the Congress leader said, 'Farewell is a tradition old.
But leave such an impression that everyone sings your song.' The Congress leader said that a political person never retires. Stay strong, we will always be with you.