"It seems that the Congress is shaken to the core after cross voting in presidential polls. Fearing the repeat of such scenario in the Rajya Sabha polls, the Congress is spreading lies and misguiding its MLAs by claiming that cross voting would attract six years of disqualification," he told a press conference here. At that time, Congress leadership had claimed that such cross voting will not take place in Rajya Sabha polls, as voting against party whip would disqualify the MLA for six years, something which no MLA would want. According to Jadeja, even if someone votes against the party whip, the maximum punishment will be suspension from the party for six years, not disqualification. Cross voting in Rajya Sabha poll is also beyond the scope of the Representation of People Act.

Source: India Today July 26, 2017 18:33 UTC