00:00The ruling party, the BJP, or basically the NDA, is all set for Uttar Pradesh.
00:05Rajya Sabha elections coming up. They want to put the best foot forward with the candidates
00:09they believe will help in projecting the image of the BJP or the NDA further.
00:14And already, as we know, with the further names that are coming in, let me take you through the details.
00:21BJP has named eight candidates for ten vacant seats.
00:25But it's going to be interesting. BJP has numbers for about seven seats in the upper house of the parliament.
00:30But there is a certain confident Bhartia Janata party stating that they can have eight seats too.
00:37Basically, they can have the remaining at least one more.
00:40But Akhilesh Yadav is also eyeing the third seat and possibly hopeful of a cross-voting.
00:45Piyush Mishra joins me for the latest on this.
00:49But how is the BJP confident possibly as we look at some of the scenarios?
00:54They'll be looking at if there are rebel leaders or the cross-voting that can happen.
00:59They'll be looking at the independents as well.
01:02Rajya Sabha is as important, remember, when it comes to a certain dominance when it comes to the upper house,
01:08where the numbers are still closed for the NDA and the opposition compared to how it is in Lok Sabha,
01:13clear majority for the National Democratic Alliance.
01:15So what we are looking at is who gets to become the Rajya Sabha member of parliament,
01:20representing for the state of Uttar Pradesh, especially for the BJP.
01:24And with the elections also that is approaching for the assembly constituencies,
01:28they are going to be ensuring that they have big names,
01:31especially who can put their narrative, what the BJP has to say,
01:35what the government has to say in the upper house of the parliament.
01:38And that is what we are going to be looking at.
01:40Ten seats for the vacant seats, for Uttar Pradesh, for the BJP aiming at least seven.
01:45They have the numbers clearly for seven.
01:46But what about the remaining three?
01:48Sources within the BJP are suggesting they can go even for one more.
01:52And for at least eight seats in total.
01:56Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi party, is also looking at at least one more seat.
02:00But he'll be hopeful of cross-voting.
02:03We have more news coming in and Piyush Mishra joins us for the latest on that.
02:07Piyush, help me take us through the numbers.
02:08It's getting confusing.
02:10It's ten vacant seats for the BJP.
02:13How do you think the BJP is eyeing one more?
02:15And how do you think Samajwadi party is confident also, hopeful of a cross-voting?
02:23Well, for the first time, Pooja, Samajwadi party is confident
02:27because it thinks that two MLAs from the party of Jain Singh,
02:35they are going to vote for him.
02:36And from R&D and two from SBSP, Mr. Rajwar's party,
02:42two from his party are going to vote for Samajwadi party.
02:45So they think that around four MLAs from NDA are going to do cross-voting.
02:49Apart from that, they are also feeling that a few disgruntled MLAs
02:54who are also not happy with the party leadership in BJP,
02:58even they could be fielded and they could be supporting the Samajwadi party candidate.
03:03And that's why they are likely to field the third candidate.
03:07Now let's talk about the number game.
03:09You need 37 for election of one seat in Rajasabha.
03:14And BJP has got the support of 296.
03:17It needs the support of only, you know, two more MLAs
03:22and cross-voting will happen only and only when either of the sides.
03:26If BJP fields one candidate, which means the ninth candidate,
03:29and if Samajwadi party also decides to field the third candidate,
03:34the cross-voting is likely to happen.
03:37Now it remains to be seen how it is going to further, you know, happen.
03:42Piyush keeps asking all the latest on that
03:44because that is reflective of the kind of conflicts,
03:47the number game that we are looking at.
03:49Remember, for the BJP or any party really in the parliament,
03:51it is eventually about the numbers.
03:54How they're going to ensure that they have bigger number here
03:57to be able to put their narrative forth
03:59is going to be an important test for each of the parties, for the Rajasabha.
04:03I have more news coming in on the news break.
04:05Let's take a look at that.
04:06Piyush, thank you very much for now.
