BJP wins Rajya Sabha poll cliffhangers
New Delhi: In a major setback to Maharashtra’s ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance, Shiv Sena, the NCP and Congress, The BJP won three of the six Rajya Sabha seats in the state.
In the 90-member Haryana Assembly, 31 votes were required to win. The strength was reduced to 88 as an independent MLA abstained and one vote was declared invalid and the cut-off fell to 29.34. The BJP’s Krishan Lal Panwar secured 31 votes. Sharma polled 29 votes while Maken polled 28. After BJP’s requirement was deducted, the remaining 1.66 votes were transferred to Sharma’s second preference votes. He scraped through with 29.66 votes while Maken stayed at 29.
Insiders claim party MLA Kiran Chaudhary’s vote was declared invalid, a charge she vehemently denied. Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi did not vote for Maken, and was later suspended.
After the results were announced, Bishnoi tweeted, “I have the capability to crush snake’s hood, as I don’t leave the jungle for fear of snakes.”
On Friday, Sharma and the BJP won two Congress MLAs, Kiran Chaudhary and BB Batra of the demanded disqualification votes. They alleged that Congress MLAs showed that they were the party’s agent for many people. The only thing that went up was the midnight and one vote was declared invalid.
Rahul Gandhi, senior leader of the Haryana Congress General secretary Randeep Surjewala who is from Haryana was given a safe seat while Rajasthan made Maken was out to fight it.
Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande was declared invalid after the BJP and its opposition filed complaints and counter-complaints.
Two NCP members – Cabinet minister Nawab Malik and former home minister Anil Deshmukh – who are in judicial custody were not allowed to vote. Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Lake had passed away last month.
In this backdrop, the Sena, which had two fielded candidates managed only to get Sanjay Raut elected. Its second candidate, Sanjay Pawar, lost. At the end of the second round of counting votes, Dhananjay Mahadik pushed back with 41 votes to Pawar’s 33.
The other BJP winners were Union Minister Piyush Goyal and former state minister Anil Bonde. The NCP’s Praful Patel and Congress’ Imran Pratapgarhi also won the fiercely-fought elections.
After the stunning setback, Congress leaders agreed on shortcomings in the ruling coalition. Maharashtra revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat told reporters in Vidhan Bhavan that it was a matter of study that went wrong.
BJP “was cunning in holding and counting and getting one vote declared invalid. We are confident that all four of our candidates will win comfortably, ”the Congress leader said.
Haryana
BJP’s Krishan Lal panwar elected, transfers second preference votes
Congress’ Ajay Maken, Rahul Gandhi’s aide, lost by 0.66 votes. One MLA cross-voted, one vote disqualified.
Maharashtra
Union Minister Piyush Goyal and former state minister Anil Bonde of BJP, NCP’s Praful Patel, Congress’ Imran Pratapgarhi and Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut won.
For the sixth seat, two Shiv Sena alliance voters were unavailable and the BJP protests after one more invalid. Sena’s Sanjay Pawar over BJP’s Dhananjay Mahadik over a victory
I have the capability to crush snake’s hood, as do I Don’t Leave the Jungle for Fear of Snakes.
Kuldeep Bishnoi
Congress MLA who defied party, suspended
Devendra Fadnavis has succeeded in working on the miracle of weaving away from independent MLAs using different means of rival camps.
– Sharad Pawar, NCP chief
“Elections are not just for the fight, but for the victory. Jai Maharashtra, ”
– Devendra Fadnavis, Maha former CM
