JD(U)’s Harivansh trounces Congress nominee Hariprasad by 125 to 101 votes
NDA candidate and JD(U) MP Harivansh was elected the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, defeating Opposition candidate and Congress MP B.K. Hariprasad.
The final tally of votes showed 125 for Mr. Harivansh and 101 for Mr. Hariprasad. Four Congress MPs had polled their vote twice. They sent in paper ballots also, thinking that their votes had not been electronically recorded.
This is the first significant victory scored by the ruling NDA in the Rajya Sabha, where the Opposition is in a majority, and could pave the way for an assertive BJP. With 73 MPs, the BJP is now the largest party in the House.
Modi pitches in
The ruling party’s seriousness in getting the post was underscored by the fact that Union Minister Arun Jaitley, recuperating from renal failure, attended the House for the first time to register his vote.
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