Reports of cross-voting emerged from Jharkhand Rajya Sabha elections. The RJD stated all its four MLAs voted for the INDIA bloc candidate Pranav Jha. Congress alleged betrayal after Pranav Jha's loss. The CPI(ML) Liberation confirmed its MLAs voted as planned. The NDA candidate Parimal Nathwani secured victory, while the INDIA alliance's Baidyanath Ram also won a seat.

With the Rajya Sabha elections looming on June 18, political parties in Jharkhand are strategically securing their MLAs. In a bid to stave off potential defections, the NDA and…

JMM candidate Baidyanath Ram, Congress nominee Pranav Jha and BJP-backed Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani are contesting for the two Rajya Sabha seats in the state.

A candidate requires at least 28 first-preference votes to win, while the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance only has 24 MLAs.

Three candidates – JMM's Baidyanath Ram, Congress's Pranav Jha and BJP-backed Independent nominee Parimal Nathwani – are contesting the polls for the two seats. | India News

Parimal Nathwani, the independent candidate NDA backed defeated Congress's Pranav Jha, and JMM candidate Baidyanath Ram was elected to the other seat. | India News

Baidyanath Ram secured 30 first-preference votes while Nathwani received 28. Pranav Jha of the Congress received only 20 votes. | India News

JMM candidate Baidyanath Ram and NDA-backed Independent nominee Parimal Nathwani won the two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand. | India News

BJP-backed Independent Parimal Nathwani wins Rajya Sabha seat in Jharkhand, aided by cross voting from RJD and CPI(ML) legislators.

Parimal Nathwani, an Independent candidate backed by the NDA, secured a surprise victory in the Jharkhand Rajya Sabha election. He defeated the INDIA bloc's Congress nominee for…

With the help of BJD and YSRCP, who have 5 and 7 seats respectively, the NDA can reach the two-thirds majority mark in the Rajya Sabha of 164. | India News

"We had 26 votes, and we got 21 votes, with one vote invalid. In our alliance, 16 votes were ours, four were from JMM, four were from RJD, and two were from CPI(ML)L. It appears…

Reports of cross-voting emerged from Jharkhand Rajya Sabha elections. The RJD stated all its four MLAs voted for the INDIA bloc candidate Pranav Jha. Congress alleged betrayal…

The remarks came after Congress' Pranav Jha suffered a setback in the Rajya Sabha polls, while NDA-backed independent Parimal Nathwani emerged victorious. | India News

The BJP stated the ruling alliance in Jharkhand is fractured after a Congress defeat in Rajya Sabha polls. Cross-voting led to an NDA-supported independent winning a seat.…

CPI(ML) leader protests Congress's cross-voting allegations in Jharkhand RS polls, calling them unfounded and harmful to alliance trust.