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Cross-voting SP MLAs bring to the fore ‘upper caste’ challenge for party
The Samajwadi Party (SP) was left embarrassed Tuesday after seven of its MLAs cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, leading to the loss of one of its candidates.
Decode Politics: After Rajya Sabha cross-voting, why Congress govt in Himachal hangs in the balance
In a shock result, the BJP emerged victorious on Tuesday in the election for the single vacant Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh, where the Congress is in power, with 40 MLAs in the 68-member Assembly. While the defeat is embarrassing for the Congress, which was expecting its nominee, senior Supreme Court advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, to sail through, now there is a possibility of its government collapsing, should it fail to pass the Budget in the ongoing Session.
Amid reports of cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls, how things stood before Tuesday
Fifteen Rajya Sabha seats across three states are up for grabs on Tuesday. The Election Commission in January notified elections for 56 seats across 15 states that are set to fall vacant in April but elections are being held in only three states since in the remaining MPs were elected unopposed. Earlier projections had suggested that the composition of the Rajya Sabha was unlikely to change significantly, despite the BJP’s decisive Assembly election victories in three Hindi heartland states in December and the changing political equation in Bihar. But in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, amid reports of cross voting, the polls may throw up a few surprises.
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Democratic organisers in Michigan are urging residents to consider entering an “uncommitted” vote in Tuesday’s primary in response to the White House’s handling of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Michigan primary to test Biden among key voting groups in swing state
Voters will make their way to the polls in Michigan today, in a presidential primary that will test how much Joe Biden and Donald Trump should be worried about winning key groups of voters for the general election in the critical swing state.
Rajya Sabha Elections and 'cross-voting': What kept UP, Himachal and Karnataka on the edge
The Rajya Sabha Election fired up amid allegation of "cross-voting" on Tuesday. As many as 15 seats across three states went to the polls on February 27. The voting took place for 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, four seats in Karnataka and one seat in Himachal Pradesh. The candidates for the remaining 41 seats in other states were elected unopposed.
Amid reports of cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls, how things stood before Tuesday
Across 15 states, 56 Rajya Sabha seats are up for grabs on Tuesday. Earlier projections had suggested that the composition of the Rajya Sabha was unlikely to change significantly, despite the BJP’s decisive Assembly election victories in three Hindi heartland states in December and the changing political equation in Bihar. But in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, amid reports of cross voting, the polls may throw up a few surprises.