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.
MP Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav Thursday said the BJP is set to form the government in Delhi. The CM asserted that the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the work done by the BJP has turned the tables on the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi.
In a significant political pushback against the University Grants Commission (UGC) draft rules, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, along with Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and various MPs from the DMK, will take part in a protest on Thursday in Delhi.
Objections have been raised against the Scheduled Caste categorization announced by the Telangana Congress government as Manda Krishna Madiga, who spearheaded the movement, has opposed it.
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday exercised their franchise for Delhi Assembly polls.
With the assembly elections in Delhi underway on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi, appealed to the voters to remember those who committed the "biggest scam" in the national capital.
