Rajya Sabha elections: Big problem stuck on the second seat of Jharkhand! Will BJP’s Nathwani spoil the game of Congress’s Pranab Jha?

Rajya Sabha Election: Voting will be held for two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand and one in Mizoram on Thursday i.e. today. JMM’s Baidyanath Ram, Congress’s Pranab Jha and BJP-backed independent candidate Parimal Nathwani have contested the Jharkhand elections. All preparations for voting have been completed and tight security arrangements have been made in the assembly premises.

The India Alliance has 56 MLAs in the 40-member assembly, while the BJP-led NDA has 24 MLAs. If seen on the basis of numbers, the victory of JMM candidate Baidyanath Ram is considered almost certain. At the same time, the real contest for the second seat is believed to be between Congress candidate Pranab Jha and NDA supported Parimal Nathwani. There is considered to be a close contest between the two.

Possibility of cross-voting

Therefore, both camps are active considering the possibility of cross-voting. The NDA has accommodated all its MLAs in a hotel in Ranchi, while the India alliance is holding frequent meetings.

Mizoram Rajya Sabha elections

On the other hand, candidates of the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) and the main opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) have come face to face for the lone seat in Mizoram, while the BJP and the Congress have decided to abstain from voting here.

Additional Secretary of the Assembly Secretariat, Lalthangamaviya said that voting will take place from 9 am to 4 pm and then counting of votes will take place at 5 pm. All security and administrative preparations have been completed for the voting and counting processes.

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ZPM through its spokesperson K. Laltaluangkima has been fielded, while MNF has fielded lawyer and writer Jothansangi Hamar. In the 40-member Mizoram Assembly, ZPM has 27 MLAs and MNF has 10 MLAs. BJP has two MLAs and Congress has one MLA. Congress MLA C. Ngunlianchunga said he would not cast his vote as per instructions from the party leadership. Similarly, BJP has also announced that two of its MLAs will also abstain from voting.