PTI

Chandigarh/Jaipur/Mumbai, June 8

Ahead of Rajya Sabha polls on Friday, the Haryana BJP has shifted its MLAs to a resort close to Chandigarh, whereas the state Congress is more likely to fly again its legislators who’ve been lodged in Chhattisgarh on the day of voting.

Three candidates are within the fray for 2 Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana. The BJP has fielded Krishan Panwar and prolonged help to impartial candidate Kartikeya Sharma who additionally has the backing of the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), an ally of the BJP.

Ajay Maken is the Congress nominee for the Rajya Sabha elections from Haryana.

Both BJP and Congress have claimed that they’ve the numbers to make sure the victory of their candidates.

“All BJP MLAs from Haryana have been asked to reach Chandigarh by Wednesday evening so that a training session on the voting process of Rajya Sabha polls can be held for them,” BJP’s Haryana unit president O P Dhankar instructed reporters right here.

The Congress shifted its MLAs to a lodge in Raipur fearing the poaching of its legislators. They are anticipated to return to Chandigarh in a chartered flight Friday morning, sources mentioned.

“We have got sufficient numbers and our candidate will win comfortably,” senior Congress chief Bhupinder Singh Hooda instructed PTI over the telephone.

In Maharashtra, a particular courtroom reserved until Thursday its order on the bail pleas of former Maharashtra dwelling minister Anil Deshmukh and state minister Nawab Malik searching for the one-day reduction to solid their votes within the June 10 Rajya Sabha elections.

This is for the primary time since 1998 that the Rajya Sabha election in Maharashtra will see a contest and each vote may show essential for the events.

BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis, who examined COVID-19 optimistic a few days in the past, should solid his vote in direction of the tip of the voting process if he continues to stay contaminated, an official mentioned.

Deshmukh and Malik, each NCP leaders, who’re presently lodged in jail in reference to completely different cash laundering circumstances, had sought short-term bail from a particular courtroom final week to vote within the RS polls. However, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had on Tuesday opposed their bail pleas, citing that they don’t have the suitable to vote below the Representation of the People Act.

Voting for the six Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra will happen between 9 am and 4 pm. The ruling Shiv Sena has fielded two candidates, its Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies NCP and Congress have nominated one candidate every, whereas the opposition BJP has put up three candidates. The contest for the sixth seat lies between BJP’s Dhananjay Mahadik and Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Pawar.

Union minister Piyush Goyal, Anil Bonde, Dhananjay Mahadik (BJP), Sanjay Raut, Sanjay Pawar (Shiv Sena), Praful Patel (NCP), Imran Pratapgarhi (Congress) are within the fray.

The contest is for the sixth seat, the place 25 MLAs belonging to smaller events and independents maintain the important thing.

In Karnataka, the talks between the Congress and the JD(S) on defeating the ruling BJP within the contest for the fourth seat appear to have reached a impasse, with each events firmly sticking to their stand.

JD(S) chief H D Kumaraswamy had made a suggestion to commerce second desire votes with the Congress, which identified that former prime minister H D Deve Gowda was elected to Rajya Sabha with its help in June 2020 and it was time for the regional get together to return the favour.

Six candidates are within the fray for the Rajya Sabha ballot to 4 seats from Karnataka, necessitating a heated contest for the fourth seat.

Despite not having the ample variety of votes to win the fourth seat from the state Assembly, all of the three political events within the state—BJP, Congress and JD(S) — have fielded candidates for the seat, forcing an election.

“We had not fielded a candidate when Deve Gowda had contested for RS last time (2020). We also made Kumaraswamy the chief minister. Now, support us if you really want to defeat the BJP,” Congress chief Siddaramaiah mentioned.

Countering Siddaramaiah’s claims of supporting Deve Gowda, Kumaraswamy mentioned it was the then chief minister B S Yediyurappa who contacted him first and conveyed the BJP excessive command’s choice to not area a candidate towards his father, as they needed the previous PM within the Upper House of Parliament.

Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai mentioned the BJP has adequate votes to win all of the three seats it’s contesting.

He mentioned, “There is no offer from BJP to anyone and the party can win on its own votes. We have nothing to do with Congress and JD(S)’ offer game.” Rajasthan too is within the throes of resort politics, with each the Congress and the BJP levelling prices of poaching towards one another.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as soon as once more on Wednesday accused the BJP of trying horse-trading and requested why the get together backed media baron Subhash Chandra’s candidature when it lacked the numbers to win the seat.

Days after the Congress shifted its MLAs to a Udaipur lodge fearing horse-trading, Gehlot mentioned the get together is united and all three Congress candidates will win within the Rajya Sabha elections.

“We have the support of 126 MLAs for three seats,” he mentioned referring to the help of legislators of different events and Independents.

Questioning the BJP’s help to Chandra, Gehlot mentioned, “The intention of indulging in horse-trading has been there from the beginning.” The Congress had on June 2 shifted its MLAs to the posh Taj Aravali resort and spa, whereas the BJP has additionally sequestered its MLAs at Devi Ratn lodge in Jaipur’s Jamdoli however the get together is asking it a “training camp”.

Videos and photos rising from the Congress camp present legislators having fun with cultural evenings, sports activities actions and magic present amongst others.

The Aam Aadmi Party claimed that the ruling Congress in Rajasthan desires to ship Chandra to Rajya Sabha and the shifting of get together MLAs to a Udaipur resort is an “eyewash”.

AAP chief Vinay Mishra alleged that the ruling get together within the state desires its candidate Pramod Tiwari to lose the elections.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan minister Govind Ram Meghwal, who was staying on the Udaipur resort together with different Congress MLAs, was allegedly threatened on telephone by a person who demanded Rs 70 lakh from him.

Inspector General of Police (Bikaner) Omprakash mentioned the caller recognized as Sethi Ram alias Sunil Bishnoi was traced to Malaysia. The safety exterior the minister’s residence in Vyas Colony has been tightened.

Meghwal later returned to Jaipur from Udaipur together with Chief Minister Gehlot on Wednesday.

Also on Wednesday, Haryana Police arrested a person recognized as Kanwara Ram from Barmer in Rajasthan for allegedly threatening Congress’ Haryana legislator Kuldeep Bishnoi.

Police right here mentioned that the accused recognized as Kanwara Ram was arrested from Barmer in Rajasthan.

Bishnoi had on Tuesday acquired a dying menace on his cell phone from an unidentified particular person, following which an FIR was lodged.

He is the youthful son of former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal.