SP Chief Whip Manoj Pandey resigns, fear of cross voting in Rajya Sabha elections
Amid speculations of cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party MLA and leader Manoj Kumar Pandey resigned from the post of Chief Whip of the Samajwadi Party.
SP MLA Manoj Kumar Pandey, who was on his way to meet Uttar Pradesh Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh, said, “I have requested the party chief to accept my resignation from the post of chief whip.”
After meeting the SP MLA, UP Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh said that the SP MLA is a supporter of Sanatan Dharma.
“Influenced by PM Modi’s policies and the development taking place in the country, many public representatives are joining BJP. Manoj Pandey ji has always been a supporter of Sanatan Dharma, he has been giving equal statements on this issue inside and outside the House. So he was unhappy there and when the proposal for Ram ji’s darshan came, he wanted everyone to go for darshan,” Dayashankar Singh said.
Earlier, another Samajwadi Party MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh had hinted at voting against the party, saying he was not angry with his party but would listen to his conscience before casting his vote.
Samajwadi Party MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh said, “I am not angry with anyone, I will vote according to conscience.”
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath exits the polling booth in Lucknow after casting his vote for the Rajya Sabha elections. UP CM Yogi Adityanath was showing the victory sign after casting his vote.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also cast his vote in the elections.
Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar claimed that there will be cross voting in the Rajya Sabha elections and eight BJP candidates will win eight seats.
“8 candidates of BJP are going to win. Raja Bhaiya and all our allies are in support of BJP. Samajwadi Party leaders openly agree to vote for BJP. There will be cross voting from Samajwadi Party side. They will support NDA. ” There will be 100% cross voting..” Om Prakash Rajbhar said.
Earlier, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday claimed that the SP is expected to win three seats in the Rajya Sabha elections, where the party has fielded its candidates.
“We are hopeful that all three Samajwadi Party candidates will win…BJP can adopt all tactics to win the election. BJP will make every possible effort to win. Some of our leaders who want personal gains can join BJP… ” Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said, “Our MLAs who are in touch with the Bharatiya Janata Party and who want to take advantage of it will go with the Bharatiya Janata Party. They are being lured by the Bharatiya Janata Party camp.”
BJP has fielded eight and Samajwadi Party has fielded three Rajya Sabha candidates for 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh. According to the numerical strength in the assembly, BJP is sure to get 7 seats and SP 3 seats. However, there are reports that many MLAs may do cross voting.
On Monday, some SP MLAs went missing from the dinner organized by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. Reports suggest that at least 8 MLAs were missing from the dinner and now the fear is that these MLAs may abstain from the vote or vote core, resulting in the BJP winning its eighth seat in the state.
However, the BJP is confident of winning all the eight seats where it has fielded its candidates.
UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said, “The support and blessings of the MLAs are with the BJP candidates. The results will be in favor of BJP…all BJP candidates will win.
The seven candidates fielded by the BJP are former Union Minister RPN Singh, former MP Chaudhary Tejveer Singh, party’s Uttar Pradesh unit general secretary Amarpal Maurya, former Minister of State Sangeeta Balwant (Bind), party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, former MLA Sadhna. Singh and former Agra Mayor Naveen Jain.
But with BJP fielding Sanjay Seth as the eighth candidate, there is a possibility of a tough contest on one seat.
SP has fielded actor MP Jaya Bachchan, retired IAS officer Alok Ranjan and Ramji Lal Suman.
To get elected to the Rajya Sabha from UP, a candidate requires approximately 37 first preference votes. Voting for 10 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on Tuesday and the results will be declared on the same day.
While the NDA and SP-Congress were holding talks with other parties on Monday in an effort to garner the necessary support for their candidates, the BJP gained momentum when Raja Bhaiya’s Jansatta Dal-Loktantrik promised to extend the support of its two MLAs. . Team.
After his grandfather Chaudhary Charan Singh was awarded the Bharat Ratna earlier this month, Jayant Chaudhary had already announced RLD’s support to the BJP. Nine RLD MLAs met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and participated in a strategy session at Lok Bhawan along with NDA allies.
The tenure of Rajya Sabha MPs is six years and elections are held every two years for 33 percent of the seats. At present, the number of members in Rajya Sabha is 245.
Before the Lok Sabha elections in the country, the results of the Rajya Sabha elections are likely to have an impact on the politically important state.
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