As many as 198 of 200 MPs voted. (Representative)
Jaipur:
The Indian Communist Party (M) in Rajasthan on Monday suspended its party deputy Balwan Poonia for one year for disobeying party directives in recent Rajya Sabha state polls.
In the Rajya Sabha elections for three state seats, KC Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi of the Congress, and Rajendra Gehlot of the BJP won, while the second BJP candidate, Onkar Singh Lakhawat, lost.
The CPI (M) had asked its two deputies – Balwan Poonia and Girdhari Lal – to vote against the BJP in the June 19 polls only if there was a chance of winning its second candidate, sources on Monday said CPI (M). .
“But our deputy Balwan Poonia voted although it is obvious that the two candidates for Congress will win comfortably and that the additional candidate of the BJP will lose. In such a situation, Poonia did not need to vote”, a said the party source.
Mr. Poonia, the deputy for the riding of Bhardra (Hanumangarh), voted in favor of the candidate for Congress, while Girdhari Lal did not vote.
“Although he knows that he does not have the numbers to win a second seat, the BJP has put forward an additional candidate. We had asked our deputies not to vote for any party unless the second BJP candidate does not appear to be in competition, “said the source. said.
Poonia was suspended from the party for a year for disobeying party instructions, the source added.
“A third party notice has been sent to him, requesting an explanation in seven days,” the sources told PTI.
When contacted, Mr. Poonia said he would submit his response to the party.
“The party suspended me for a year and asked for an explanation which I will submit. They found my behavior disobedient. Congress had asked for my support against the BJP so I voted. How would I know in advance how many votes does the BJP vote? ” second candidate going to get? ” he said.
As many as 198 of 200 MPs voted.
Apart from Girdhari Lal, Bhanwar Lal Meghwal of Congress, who is hospitalized, did not vote.
Of the 198, Congress party candidates won 123 votes in all and BJP candidates 74 votes. A BJP vote was rejected.
Congress, which has 107 deputies, has won the support of 13 independents and legislators from other parties, including one of the CPI (M), while the BJP has 72 deputies and the support of three party deputies Rashtriya Loktantrik.
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