Counting in Maha, Haryana delayed Bengaluru/Jaipur, June 10: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and senior leader Jairam Ramesh were among the eight candidates elected to the Rajya Sabha today from Karnataka and Rajasthan, while counting got delayed in Maharashtra and Haryana amid wrangling by rival parties over alleged breach of voting rules. Representations made by the BJP and the Congress and its allies, accusing each other of flouting the open balloting rules and seeking invalidation […]
The Congress had a short-lived victory celebration for its leader Ajay Maken, who the party tweeted has won the Rajya Sabha election in Haryana. However, the party deleted the tweet minutes later after a recount was called by the Election Commission.