* Amit Shah, Smriti Irani to get 45 first preference votes each, Balvantsinh Rajput 31Gujarat BJP MLAs have been instructed on the nuances of the Rajya Sabha elections, which will be held in the state on Tuesday, for the first time in the last 22 years. BJP national president Amit Shah and other leaders gave them a presentation on Monday about the voting system for the polls. Shah, Smriti Irani and Balvantsinh Rajput are the three candidates of BJP, while Ahmed Patel is the Congress contender in the race. The third candidate Rajput will get 31 votes as first preference, while all the MLAs will give him second preference vote. BE HERE: BJP TO MLAs

Source: dna August 08, 2017 02:06 UTC