The Election Fee of India (ECI) has scheduled the elections for twelve vacant Rajya Sabha seats for Wednesday, September 3. In keeping with the ECI, notifications should be issued by August 21, with nominations scrutinized on August 22. The deadline for withdrawing candidacies in Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tripura is August 26, whereas for Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Odisha, it’s August 27.
Polling is about for September 3, between 9 am and four pm, with the vote depend commencing at 5 pm the identical day. The vacancies embody two seats every in Assam and Bihar, and one every in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura, Telangana, and Odisha. Mamata Mohanta, representing the Kudumi tribe of Mayurbhanj, resigned from each the BJD and the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
BJP’s Tally Falls Beneath Majority Mark In RS
The BJP’s numbers within the Rajya Sabha decreased by 4 on Saturday as nominated members Rakesh Sinha, Ram Shakal, Sonal Mansingh, and Mahesh Jethmalani concluded their phrases. These 4, appointed as non-aligned members by President Droupadi Murmu upon the advice of the ruling social gathering, later aligned themselves with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities.
With their departure, the BJP’s tally has lowered to 86, and the Nationwide Democratic Alliance’s depend has fallen to 101, which is in need of the bulk threshold of 113 within the 245-member Home. However, the NDA nonetheless enjoys the backing of the seven different nominated MPs and one unbiased member.
