Nathwani reportedly secured 28 votes, defeating Congress nominee Pranav Jha, who could get just 20 votes despite the INDIA bloc enjoying a comfortable majority in the Assembly.
Voting for two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand began on Thursday with JMM, Congress and BJP-backed independent candidate Parimal Nathwani locked in a keenly watched contest.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday intensified his attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing him of spearheading a systematic campaign to weaken Opposition parties by encouraging elected representatives to defect to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
DMK has intensified its attack on Rahul Gandhi, accusing Congress of working against INDIA bloc allies in state elections and blaming his leadership for growing discontent within the opposition alliance.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has sparked a major controversy, accusing the BJP of pursuing communal politics, and claiming that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi would have banned the saffron party if she were alive today.
The Trinamul Congress and the Congress, in an unprecedented bid have joined hands together against the CPM in a cooperative bank election.
Amid the political slugfest in Rajasthan state legislatively assembly, six Congress MLAs were suspended for protesting against the remarks of a state minister made on the floor of the house.
After a political uproar over its demand for a fair share of seats from the Mahagathbandhan allies in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, the Congress party, returned to ‘coalition dharma’ on Friday dispelling the confusion among the alliance partners.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Industrialist Gautam Adani on the second day of his Rae Bareli visit.
The agitated opposition Congress members on Friday disrupted the proceedings in the Rajasthan assembly against a satirical reference on former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi by state social justice and empowerment minister Avinash Gehlot.
