4-Vote Boost For Congress In Close Rajasthan Rajya Sabha Fight
NDTV
The Congress has fielded Randeep Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari while the BJP has fielded Ghanshyam Tiwari while the BJP has supported independent candidate Subhash Chandra.
Four MLAs from Mayawati's party who had announced a merger with the Congress in Rajasthan before playing hard-to-get ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections were among those who voted with the ruling party on Friday in the close contest for the state's four seats to the upper house.
All six MLAs, who were formerly with Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party, came to the assembly building with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and cast their votes.
The voting started at 9 am in the assembly building and will continue till 4 pm. Counting will start at 5 pm.
Mr Gehlot reached the assembly shortly before 9 am and the first bus with the Congress MLAs also reached the assembly with Randeep Surjewala, one of the three candidates of the Congress.
