According to reports, all 90 lawmakers have cast their votes in Haryana. Ballot box has been sealed and will be opened at 4 pm for counting.
One INLD lawmaker cast his vote in favour of BJP-supported candidate, reports said.
With the Congress eyeing three of the four seats of the Rajya Sabha in the biennial elections from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Saturday, legislators of the faction-ridden JD(S) are likely to indulge in cross-voting, The Hindu reported.
Along with JD(S) MLA B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, who has openly raised the banner of revolt against the party leadership, a few more JD(S) legislators are expected to support the third candidate of the Congress.
BJP, Cong has fielded moneybags in Rajya Sabha polls: Sharad Yadav
Emphasising on the role played by "cash" in the Rajya Sabha polls, JD(U) MP Sharad Yadav on Saturday told ANI many moneybags are contesting in this poll as both the BJP and the Congress have fielded cash-rich candidates.
"In this poll, many moneybags are standing. Both the BJP and the Congress Party have fielded moneyed candidates. Though there is nothing new in this, as this has been practised since long, but now it has reached to its pinnacle."
Maintaining that the solution to this problem lies with people only, Yadav said, "The people will treat this problem by way of their mandate. The Election Commission or law does not have a solution to this chronic problem."
Rajasthan
Leader of opposition Rameshwar Dusi cast the first vote followed by former CM Ashok Gehlot, the assembly spokesperson said. In the house of 200, the ruling BJP has 160 members and Congress 24. National Peoples Party has four, BSP has three, National Unionist Zamindara Party has two and seven are independents.
Union minister Venkaiah Naidu, BJP’s national Vice President Om Prakash Mathur, former RBI official Ramkumar Sharma and member of erstwhile Dungarpur royal family Harsh Vardhan Singh are the BJP candidates whereas Kamal Morarka filed nomination papers as independent candidate.
Source:Firstpost
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