Flight Aborted, RS Nomination Junked, Cong's Meenakshi Natarajan Cries Foul: MP '3rd Seat' Mystery Ends Before It Begins
The rejection followed a BJP objection over alleged incomplete disclosure in her affidavit, after the party fielded a third candidate and moved to secure extra votes.
- On Tuesday, the Returning Officer rejected Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination for the Madhya Pradesh seat, citing alleged failure to disclose a pending case in Telangana.
- BJP state general secretary Rahul Kothari filed the objection, alleging Natarajan withheld details of a pending Hyderabad court complaint and violated mandatory Form-26 disclosure requirements.
- Rejecting claims of criminal activity, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha noted only a notice regarding potential compensation was received, while Madhya Pradesh Congress in-charge Harish Chaudhary dismissed the objection as a "political vendetta."
- Following the rejection, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mahesh Kevat was declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, with party legislators celebrating inside the Assembly House by chanting "Bharat Mata Ki Jai."
- The contest highlighted the BJP's strategy to secure a third seat despite having 48 surplus votes, while the Congress struggled with a reduced voting strength of 61 MLAs after two legislators were deemed ineligible.
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Kailash Vijayvargiya claims Telangana Congressmen provided papers against Natarajan
Bhopal, Jun 9 (PTI): Amid allegations of "murder of democracy" over rejection of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the third Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh, senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya claimed Congress leaders from Telangana had provided the required documents in the case. Talking to reporters after the rejection of Natarajan's nomination, Vijayvargiya told reporters, "As for the documents we received—who g…
Congress Leaders Slam BJP over Rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's Nomination Papers in RS Polls
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Several Congress leaders, including Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, on Tuesday slammed the BJP over the rejection of nomination papers of party candidate Meenakshi Natarajan for the Rajya Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh. India News | Congress Leaders Slam BJP over Rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's Nomination Papers in RS Polls.
Revanth alleges 'seat chori' after Congress RS nomination rejected
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, June 9, alleged that the rejection of Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination in Madhya Pradesh was a “conspiracy” by the BJP. Natarajan is AICC incharge of party affairs in Telangana. After “vote chori” and SIR (Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls), the saffron party was now resorting to “seat chori”, the CM charged in a post on X. I condemn the c…
Meenakshi Natarajan's Nomination Scrapped, Congress Explores Legal Options
Senior Congress leaders, including KC Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh, Sachin Pilot and Bhupesh Baghel, who had gathered outside the Election Commission office, sat on the ground in front of the main gate in protest.
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