BJP wins all three Rajya Sabha seats unopposed in MP

In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP won all three Rajya Sabha seats unopposed while the Congress' challenge over Meenakshi Natarajan's rejected nomination remained stuck between the Election Commission and the Supreme Court.The EC on Thursday issued certificates to the BJP's Rajnish Agrawal, Tarun Chugh, and Mahesh Kevat, to confirm their wins. However, the Congress approached the Supreme Court against the poll panel rejecting Natarajan's nomination. The court, however, opted to defer the hearing till Friday, which left room for the Election Commission to confirm the BJP candidates' 'unopposed victory'.
A 10-member Congress delegation also met the EC in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. But like the court, the poll did not issue a ruling before the election process was to be completed.In the Supreme Court, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi pressed the Congress' case for an urgent hearing, arguing the deadline for withdrawal of nominations was 3 pm the same day. Singhvi then asked that the results not be declared in the meantime. However, the court noted the law on such issues had already been settled and listed the matter for Friday. The Congress has called the decision unlawful, arbitrary and biased.
A bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S Chandurkar declined to pass any interim order to halt the declaration of the election result, observing that the law laid down by the apex court was clear that courts should ordinarily refrain from intervening once the election process has commenced.