BJP has 115 members and Congress 70 in the 200-member assembly.

Jaipur:

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Tuesday, officials said.

Assembly Secretary Mahavir Prasad Sharma said Bharatiya Janata Party’s Chunnilal Garasia and Madan Rathod were also elected unopposed to the Upper House from the state. Tuesday was the last day for withdrawal of nominations.

Since no other candidate was contesting, the three leaders were elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed, the official said.

The tenure of Rajya Sabha members Manmohan Singh (Congress) and Bhupendra Yadav (BJP) is ending on April 3. The third seat had fallen vacant after BJP MP Kirori Lal Meena resigned from the House in December after being elected MLA.

BJP has 115 members and Congress 70 in the 200-member assembly.

There are 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan. After the results, Congress has six members and BJP has four members.

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