Bengal BJP moves all 69 MLAs to hotel over fear of cross vote in Presidential poll
India Today
The BJP didn’t want to let its MLAs be pressurized by any party to cross vote in the presidential elections tomorrow.
The BJP in Bengal has shifted all its 69 MLAs in the state Assembly to a hotel ahead of the presidential polls tomorrow. The party has put all its MLAs in a 5-star hotel in Kolkata’s New Town area to prevent any cross voting tomorrow.
The MLAs will be taken directly to the assembly tomorrow to vote in the presidential election.
The BJP didn’t want to let its MLAs be pressurized by any party to cross vote in the presidential elections.
Similar action has been taken in other states as well.
MLAs from the BJP and the new Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction are being briefed about the processes of the presidential election at a 5-star hotel in Mumbai. Both the chief minister and his deputy, Devendra Fadnavis, are present at the hotel.
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The BJP MLAs will stay the night at the hotel and move directly to the Vidhan Sabha tomorrow morning for the vote.
