A day after the Rajya Sabha election delivered an unexpected setback to the Congress in Jharkhand, public disagreements among constituents of the ruling Mahagathbandhan surfaced on Friday, exposing strains within the alliance.
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.
The Congress on Thursday asserted that the closure of Hindenburg Research is not a clean chit for “Modani” and reiterated its demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the matter.
The Congress on Thursday released its final list of two candidates for the forthcoming assembly elections.
Harish Khurana, the BJP candidate from the Moti Nagar Assembly constituency, will file his nomination for the upcoming Delhi Assembly election on Thursday. Khurana performed a havan at his residence before filing his nomination.
Congress candidate from Rithala assembly constituency Sushant Mishra filed his nomination on Wednesday.
Yadav is eyeing electoral victory from the Badli assembly constituency, which he represented in 2008 and 2013 but lost to AAP’s Ajesh Yadav in the 2015 and 2020 elections.
