Rajya Sabha Polls

Another bench of Bombay HC refuses to hear NCP leader Nawab Malik's plea seeking release from jail

Malik's counsel Taraq Sayed approached Justice Dangre's court after a bench of Justice P D Naik had refused to allow the minister to step out of custody and go to the Vidhan Bhavan to cast his vote

WATCH: 'I love it,' says Karnataka JD(S) MLA K Srinivasa Gowda after voting for Congress in RS polls

Earlier in the day, Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Kumaraswamy alleged "horse-trading" in the Karnataka Rajya Sabha elections claiming that Congress leader Siddaramaiah was pressurising JDS MLAs to cross-vote

Bombay HC rejects NCP leader Nawab Malik's plea seeking release from jail to cast vote in Rajya Sabha polls

Malik had sought that he be either released from custody on a bond or be permitted to go with a police escort to the Vidhan Bhavan for voting

Rajya Sabha polls: 'To defeat BJP', AIMIM MLAs to vote for Congress candidate in Maharashtra

In the ongoing Rajya Sabha elections, there are seven candidates contesting for six seats from Maharashtra. The polling process will continue till 4 pm on Friday

Rajya Sabha polls: Close fight for 16 seats in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Haryana today

Amid allegations of attempts at horse-trading in the polls, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said special observers have been appointed to oversee the election process which will be videographed

Court refuses temporary bail to Nawab Malik, Anil Deshmukh to vote in RS polls

The Enforcement Directorate had opposed their pleas stating that prisoners have no voting rights under the Peoples Representation Act

HD Kamaraswamy urges Congress to support JD(S) candidate in RS polls

In a series of tweets, the former chief minister said that to defeat the BJP, the Congress should support his party, which has more votes than it

Explained: How elections for the Rajya Sabha polls are held

Unlike the Lok Sabha, where members are chosen directly by voters, Rajya Sabha members are elected by MLAs

Explained: Ahead of Rajya Sabha polls, parties resume resort politics; what you need to know

Resort politics, that is shifting MLAs to resorts or hotels, has been used on several occasions by parties across the political spectrum to keep their flock together ahead of polls or even bring down the opposition government

BJP, Shiv Sena send MLAs to resort ahead of Rajya Sabha elections

In Rajasthan, there are five candidates in the fray against four Rajya Sabha vacancies, while in Maharastra a total six seats are up for grabs