Who betrayed the India alliance in Jharkhand? Congress’s big allegation after Rajya Sabha elections

Congress on Jharkhand Rajya Sabha Election: The results of the elections for two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand have raised new questions in the politics of the state. Despite having sufficient numerical strength in the Assembly, the India Alliance could not win both its candidates. The election results indicate that there was large-scale cross-voting in this election, which directly benefited NDA-backed independent candidate Parimal Nathwani.

Jharkhand Congress in-charge K Raju alleged that RJD and CPI (ML) betrayed the party due to which Congress candidates lost the elections. However, there has been no immediate reaction to this allegation from both the parties. All 81 MLAs exercised their franchise in the voting for two Rajya Sabha seats. In the counting of votes, JMM candidate Baijnath Ram got 31 votes and was declared victorious.

Parimal Nathwani got 30 votes

NDA supported independent candidate Parimal Nathwani got 30 votes, out of which two votes were declared invalid. In this way, he won on the basis of 28 valid votes. Congress candidate Pranab Jha got 20 votes, out of which one vote was invalid. In Jharkhand Assembly, NDA has a total of 24 MLAs including BJP, AJSU, JDU and LJP.

Despite this, Nathwani’s tally of 30 votes is considered to be an indication that he got support from the opposition camp as well. Despite two votes being invalid, he got the required 28 votes to win. On the other hand, the India Alliance has a total of 56 MLAs, which was a sufficient number to ensure victory on both the seats. 34 MLAs of JMM, 16 of Congress, four of RJD and two of CPI (ML) are with the alliance. Despite this, Congress candidate Pranab Jha did not get the expected support and had to face defeat.

Seven MLAs did cross voting

There is talk in political circles that at least seven MLAs voted apart from the alliance line. There is no official confirmation yet regarding which party’s MLAs did cross voting. After the results, Congress has started raising questions on its allies.

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Political analysts believe that the results of Rajya Sabha elections have once again underlined the tradition of cross voting in Jharkhand politics. Despite having less numerical strength in the Assembly, Parimal Nathwani’s victory indicates that political chemistry played an important role in the electoral mathematics. At the same time, the defeat of the Congress candidate has raised new questions regarding coordination and trust within the India alliance. -with agency input