Three seats in two Congress-ruled states and one in Uttar Pradesh are in for a troublesome struggle throughout Tuesday’s Rajya Sabha polls. Sources have indicated that cross-voting by Opposition MLAs are very seemingly, for which the Congress and the Samajwadi Celebration are holding strict watch.
In Karnataka, the ruling Congress has shipped off its MLAs to a “secure home” to forestall undue influences — a continuously occurring state of affairs within the chequered politics of the state.
For Himachal Pradesh, the measures weren’t so drastic. The ruling Congress there has issued a whip to its MLAs for election on its sole Rajya Sabha seat — a transfer that has drawn sneers from the BJP.
The Samajwadi Celebration — the principle Opposition in Uttar Pradesh — in the meantime says all is effectively, regardless that sources say a minimum of 10 of the get together’s MLAs are able to cross-vote.
The ruling BJP and the SP have the numbers to ship seven and three members unopposed to the Rajya Sabha. However the BJP upped stakes by fielding Sanjay Seth — a former SP member and industrialist — as its eighth candidate.
To get elected, a candidate from the state wants practically 37 first choice votes. Leaders of the BJP have claimed that a minimum of 10 MLAs of the SP are in contact with them.
The SP has fielded actor-MP Jaya Bachchan, retired IAS officer Alok Ranjan and Dalit chief Ramji Lal Suman. The choice has apparently alienated its ally Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) chief Pallavi Patel, who earlier stated she wouldn’t vote as she didn’t agree with the choice to discipline Ms Bachchan and Mr Ranjan.
Whereas numbers had ensured clean crusing for the Congress in 4 of Karnataka’s three seats, the BJP-Janata Dal Secular alliance queered the pitch by fielding a second candidate. In case there have been 4 candidates, every wanted 45 votes to win, however in case of extra candidates, choice votes kick in.
The Congress has 134 MLAs, the BJP has 66 and the JD(S) 19, whereas others account for 4. Of the 4, the Congress claims the assist of two Independents and Darshan Puttanaiah from Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha, and is assured of profitable three seats.
On Monday, the Congress shifted all its MLAs to a resort, marking the start of the state’s trademark resort politics. All events have issued whips to their MLAs forward of tomorrow’s election.
In Himachal, the candidate for whom the Congress could be battling is the get together’s senior chief Abhishek Manu Singhvi, in opposition to whom the BJP has fielded its core committee member Harsh Mahajan. Whereas the Congress has a transparent majority with 40 MLAs, the BJP has 25 members. Three MLAs are Independents of whom two are BJP rebels. The BJP, sources stated, is now eyeing dissatisfied Congress MLAs to win over.
The election is anticipated to be status battle for Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who took over the reins of the state after final 12 months’s meeting polls.
Election will probably be held on 56 Rajya Sabha seats throughout 15 states tomorrow from 9 am to 4 pm. Counting will start at 5 pm and the outcomes are anticipated late within the night.
The ruling BJP holds 28 of the 56 seats –including the one left vacant by get together lawmaker Kirodi Lal Meena, who has turn out to be a minister in Rajasthan. After elections, it can have a minimum of 29 seats. In Uttar Pradesh, INDIA bloc will achieve two seats because the SP is anticipated to enhance its tally from one to 3 seats.