Amit Shah becomes MP for 1st time, Congress' Patel retains RS seat

Congress leader Ahmed Patel has retained his Rajya Sabha seat in Gujarat while BJP President Amit Shah has become a Member of Parliament for the first time. The third vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat has been won by Smriti Irani. The Election Commission had invalidated the votes of two Congress MLAs who had shown their chits to Amit Shah.