Maharashtra: AIMIM MLAs to vote for Congress candidate in Rajya Sabha polls
“Our 2 AIMIM Maharashtra MLAs have been asked to vote for @INCIndia candidate @ShayarImran for Rajya Sabha seat. We extend our best wishes to him! “To defeat BJP, our party @aimim_national has decided to vote for Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra. Our political/ideological differences however will continue with @ShivSena which is a partner in MVA along with @INCIndia and @Maha_speaks_ncp,” Jaleel tweeted.
Seven candidates are in fray for the six seats from Maharashtra where polling is being held on Friday.
After more than two decades, Maharashtra is witnessing a contest in the Rajya Sabha polls as there are seven candidates in the fray for six seats.
The polling process will start at 9 am and end at 4 pm.
The 288-member Legislative Assembly is the electoral college for the elections.
But the total votes have come down to 285 since there is a vacancy due to the death of Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke and a special court on Thursday rejecting the pleas filed by minister Nawab Malik and former minister Anil Deshmukh seeking a day’s bail to vote in the elections.
Our 2 AIMIM Maharashtra MLAs have been asked to vote for @INCIndia candidate @ShayarImran for Rajya Sabha seat. We… https://t.co/MpICv5S2Jo
— Imtiaz Jaleel (@imtiaz_jaleel) 1654817937000
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