Shiv Sena accuses Opposition of horse-trading for Rajya Sabha polls
The Hindu
The notification for the Rajya Sabha elections will be issued on May 24. The entire process will be completed on June 13
The Shiv Sena, which is seeking to get two candidates elected to the Rajya Sabha, on May 18 alleged that its political opponents were resorting to horse-trading for the sixth seat from Maharashtra in the upcoming polls to the Upper House of Parliament.
The ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA-comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) in Maharashtra has the arithmetic on its side to win the sixth seat, party’s chief spokesperson and Sena MP Sanjay Raut asserted.
“The jealousy of the Opposition can be seen through the attempts of horse-trading for the sixth Rajya Sabha seat. The money from corruption and the horse-trading through it. When will this vicious circle stop?” Mr. Raut said tweeted.
“The Shiv Sena will contest the sixth seat. Whatever anyone may do, the arithmetic is with the Maha Vikas Aghadi. We will fight and win,” the Rajya Sabha member added.
His assertion came a day after Sena leader and Maharashtra Transport Minister Anil Parab said his party will field a second candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls and expressed confidence that the second candidate of the Sena will get elected.
The tenure of six Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra - Piyush Goyal, Vinay Sahastrabuddhe and Vikas Mahatme (all three from the BJP), P. Chidambaram (Congress), Praful Patel (NCP) and Sanjay Raut (Shiv Sena) ends on July 4.
All four parties are yet to announce their candidates.
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