Hariprasad alleged that there was deliberate fraud in the election by switching the pen meant for marking the votes so as to make the Congress votes invalid. Read: Cross-voting, arrests mar polling for 27 Rajya Sabha seats in 7 statesOn his part, Hooda said there has been a “big conspiracy” and the truth should come out. The votes of 14 Congress MLAs were declared invalid leading to the loss of Anand who was otherwise expected to win. Hooda was not initially in favour of Anand as he was backed by INLD, the rival party in Haryana. Read: RS polls: BJP wins 12 seats, Congress 6; Opposition still rules HouseAsked whether the party suspected internal sabotage in the elections including by former chief minister B S Hooda, party general secretary B K Hariprasad replied in the negative.

Source: Hindustan Times June 12, 2016 07:52 UTC