The Election Commission has confirmed that Anil Jha of the RJD won the Darbhanga Graduates seat in the Bihar Legislative Council polls. He polled 25,406 votes to beat sitting BJP MLC Sarvesh Kumar, who got 21,396.
The RJD won two of the eight seats contested on October 23, both from the BJP, lifting its strength in the 75-member council to 17. The BJP has dropped to 24 but remains the largest party there.
Tejashwi Yadav had accused the poll body of foul play during a count that ran past 56 hours and saw 10 per cent of votes declared invalid.
Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has said the West Bengal elections were not legally sound, and the matter is now before the Supreme Court. He also argued that Election Commission decisions should be taken by majority vote when unanimity is not possible.
He said some parts of the polls may have been valid, but areas where majority-Muslim voters were allegedly removed should be looked at again and fresh polling held if needed. Minister Dilip Ghosh said on Friday that the questions may be coming from people unhappy with the result they were hoping for.
BJP president J.P. Nadda has accused the Congress and Samajwadi Party of trying to weaken trust in the Election Commission. He made the remarks at a rally in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
He likened Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav to pupils who fault their teachers for weak marks, saying the two only question the poll body after they lose elections.
On the 13 crore names the opposition calls deleted, Nadda said they are absent, shifted, duplicated or dead voters, not a deliberate attempt to strip anyone of their vote.
Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary has hit back at the Opposition over its claims about EVMs, voter lists and the Election Commission. He argued that blame is being put on institutions and party workers, while nobody admits their own shortcomings.
The BJP's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' campaign is a response to Opposition claims over the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
Amit Shah led the march in Hyderabad, and Nitin Nabin led one in Kolkata. Marches have also been held in Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Bhopal and Hamirpur.
Keep Rahul Gandhi as your 'mock Prime Minister' for life: BJP's swipe at opposition
The BJP on Saturday accused the INDIA bloc of making a mockery of Parliament and democracy after opposition leaders held a symbolic public impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. BJP leaders Sambit Patra and Sudhanshu Trivedi also targeted Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of the Election Commission and Indian economy, citing World Bank poverty data.
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