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MJ Akbar, Anil Dave, Vivek Tankha Elected To Rajya Sabha From Madhya Pradesh
BJP candidates MJ Akbar and Anil Dave and Congress\' Vivek Tankha were today elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, while an independent candidate backed by BJP was defeated.
BJP candidates MJ Akbar and Anil Dave and Congress' Vivek Tankha were today elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, while an independent candidate backed by BJP was defeated.
BJP's bid to spoil the Congress candidate's chances by fielding BJP leader Vinod Gotia as an independent candidate did not bear fruit.
Mr Gotia got 50 votes - 48 surplus votes of BJP and two independents - against the required 58.
Senior journalist MJ Akbar and state BJP leader and strategist Mr Dave polled 58 votes each, while Mr Tankha secured 62 votes - 57 from Congress, four from BSP and one independent, returning officer Bhagwandas Israni said.
BSP chief Mayawati had issued a whip to its four legislators to vote for Mr Tankha.
The strength of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly is 230. A total of 228 legislators - 164 of BJP, 57 of Congress, 4 of BSP and 3 independents - cast votes.
BJP legislator Rajendra Dadu died in a road accident on June 9, while the Supreme Court restrained another of its legislators, Rajendra Meshram from voting following a petition.
BJP also threw its weight behind Mr Gotia. To counter the move, senior Congress leaders Kamal Nath, Mohan Prakash, Sushil Kumar Shinde, AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh and former Union minister Suresh Pachouri were camping in Bhopal to keep the party's flock together.
