The Odisha Congress has moved to disqualify three MLAs, including rising star Sofia Firdous, for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls. The move follows their defiance of a party whip, which led to a victory for BJP-backed candidate Dilip Ray.
These 6 Congress MLAs had cross-voted during the recent Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh resulting in the loss of the Congress party candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi and the win of BJP’s Harsh Mahajan.
Soon after Congress observer for Himachal Pradesh, DK Shivakumar, declared that Himachal Pradesh's political crisis was over, state party chief Pratibha Singh declared how her party might not stand a chance to even come close to BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls
After the state unit of BJP flagged the issue, dubious ‘fact-checker’ Mohammed Zubair and Congress leader Priyank Kharge refuted the allegation and accused BJP of spreading fake news since it lost
Himachal Pradesh Assembly speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania disqualified the six rebel Congress MLAs and three independents who cross-voted during the Rajya Sabha resulting in the loss of Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi and the win of BJP’s Harsh Mahajan
As many as 15 BJP MLAs of Himachal Pradesh were suspended from the House by Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Wednesday allegedly for creating ruckus in his chamber.