At a time of political flip-flops and rebellions, nothing is being left to chance in the Rajya Sabha poll. The directive comes even though it is mandatory to reveal the ballot in the Rajya Sabha, unlike the secret ballot in the Vidhan Parishad. Congress has 29 MLAs, but its candidate got only 26 first-preference votes in the Vidhan Parishad election on Friday. Particular attention would be paid to the MLAs whose activities have been suspicious and are believed to have switched loyalties in Friday’s Vidhan Parishad poll. Read: RS elections: BJP tally may go up by 1 seat but minority status to remain“Showing the vote before putting in the ballot paper is mandatory in the Rajya Sabha election.

Source: Hindustan Times June 11, 2016 03:56 UTC