New Delhi

The Bharatiya Janata Party registered a win in three of the four states where elections were held for 16 Rajya Sabha seats. The Congress retained three seats in Rajasthan, but suffered setback in Haryana. In Maharashtra, the ruling alliance suffered a jolt.

HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular), whose home base is Karnataka, did not win a single seat in from the state. BJP's Nirmala Sitharaman, Jaggesh and Lehar Singh Siroya were the three winners out of the four seats, while the Congress's Jairam Ramesh won the only remaining seat.

In Haryana, in a midnight drama Congress suffered a setback. After posting on Twitter that Ajay Maken has won, the Congress had to eat a humble pie when in the recounting, BJP-backed media baron Kartikeya Shamra won. The Party has since deleted the Tweet

Rajasthan was the only bright spot for Congress where the party won three of the four Rajya Sabha seats it contested. One seat has gone to the BJP. A closely watched contest marked with cross-voting and defections -- was held on 16 seats across four states.

At least 41 candidates have already been elected unopposed. The Upper House election will be crucial in view of the Presidential elections which is scheduled to be held on 18 July.

The counting for remaining Rasjya sabha seats in Haryana has just begun Saturday morning.