LUCKNOW: BSP MLA Anil Singh on Friday claimed that he had cross-voted in favour of the BJP within the Rajya Sabha polls + , announcing "I am with Maharaj-ji", referring to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
Deputy chief of the BSP legislature party Uma Shankar Singh also mentioned he can't be sure that Anil Singh had voted for the BSP candidate Bhimrao Ambedkar.
The Unnao MLA's vote might be an important as it offers BJP the brink in getting a 9th Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh. It is already confident of eight seats at the basis of its strength within the assembly.
Anil Singh mentioned he had solid his vote and showed it to BSP agent Lalji Verma and the remaining might be identified from him.
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"I have cast my vote after showing it to Lalji Verma and he will tell you the details ... I am with Maharaj-ji (Adityanath)," he mentioned after vote casting on the Tilak Hall within the assembly advanced.
According to Uma Shankar, 17 MLAs of the whole 19 had solid their votes via midday and proven them to Verma.
"We are not very sure about Anil Singh as he was not present either in the meeting last night nor in the breakfast with party chief Mayawati this morning," Uma Shankar mentioned.
Another MLA of the party, Mukhtar Ansari, is in Banda prison.
The BSP chief exuded self belief that all of the 9 surplus MLAs of the Samajwadi Party as well as seven of the Congress and one of the vital RLD have voted in favour of his party candidate.
"All the seven Congress MLAs went together to vote, while the SP has given us a list of their loyal MLAs," Uma Shankar mentioned.
The BSP, which has fielded the second opposition candidate, is already in need of one vote within the event of the court docket's refusal to let Ansari vote.
Independent MLA Aman Mani Tripathi mentioned he used to be with 'Maharaj ji' and would vote for the BJP.
There are 11 candidates for 10 Rajya Sabha seats and 37 first desire votes required for victory in each and every seat.
Since the BJP and its allies have 324 seats within the Uttar Pradesh assembly, the saffron party can easily bag eight of the 10 seats and can still be left with 28 surplus votes because the four-MLA sturdy Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) has decided to head with the ruling party.
"There can be some contest on the ninth seat," a senior UP BJP chief mentioned.
The Samajwadi Party, which has fielded Jaya Bachchan, and the BSP, which nominated Bhimrao Ambedkar, seemed confident of successful one each and every of the rest two seats.
Deputy chief of the BSP legislature party Uma Shankar Singh also mentioned he can't be sure that Anil Singh had voted for the BSP candidate Bhimrao Ambedkar.
I've voted for BJP, I do not know about the remaining: Anil Singh, BSP MLA #RajyaSabhaElections https://t.co/28R7njmfnP
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) 1521781287000The Unnao MLA's vote might be an important as it offers BJP the brink in getting a 9th Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh. It is already confident of eight seats at the basis of its strength within the assembly.
Anil Singh mentioned he had solid his vote and showed it to BSP agent Lalji Verma and the remaining might be identified from him.
Read also: All you wish to have to know about Rajya Sabha election 2018
"I have cast my vote after showing it to Lalji Verma and he will tell you the details ... I am with Maharaj-ji (Adityanath)," he mentioned after vote casting on the Tilak Hall within the assembly advanced.
According to Uma Shankar, 17 MLAs of the whole 19 had solid their votes via midday and proven them to Verma.
"We are not very sure about Anil Singh as he was not present either in the meeting last night nor in the breakfast with party chief Mayawati this morning," Uma Shankar mentioned.
Another MLA of the party, Mukhtar Ansari, is in Banda prison.
The BSP chief exuded self belief that all of the 9 surplus MLAs of the Samajwadi Party as well as seven of the Congress and one of the vital RLD have voted in favour of his party candidate.
"All the seven Congress MLAs went together to vote, while the SP has given us a list of their loyal MLAs," Uma Shankar mentioned.
The BSP, which has fielded the second opposition candidate, is already in need of one vote within the event of the court docket's refusal to let Ansari vote.
Independent MLA Aman Mani Tripathi mentioned he used to be with 'Maharaj ji' and would vote for the BJP.
There are 11 candidates for 10 Rajya Sabha seats and 37 first desire votes required for victory in each and every seat.
Since the BJP and its allies have 324 seats within the Uttar Pradesh assembly, the saffron party can easily bag eight of the 10 seats and can still be left with 28 surplus votes because the four-MLA sturdy Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) has decided to head with the ruling party.
"There can be some contest on the ninth seat," a senior UP BJP chief mentioned.
The Samajwadi Party, which has fielded Jaya Bachchan, and the BSP, which nominated Bhimrao Ambedkar, seemed confident of successful one each and every of the rest two seats.
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