As India negotiates its way out of four stages of nationwide lockdown, the first sign of ‘back to business’ style of politics came from Gujarat, which is among the top States battling the coronavirus outbreak.
On Thursday, two Congress legislators stepped down ahead of the June 19 Rajya Sabha elections and a third lawmaker followed suit on Friday. Of the four Rajya Sabha vacancies from Gujarat, the Congress was hoping to win two. But now, the elections have become wide open.
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Congress complains
“India is in the midst of its independent history’s biggest health, economic and humanitarian crises. BJP, though, cannot think beyond putting all its energies in poaching legislators for RS polls, people be damned!” tweeted Rajeev Satav, All India Congress Committee in-charge of Gujarat.
Earlier too, the Congress had accused the BJP of delaying the announcement of the nationwide lockdown only to ensure the fall of the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh when 22 MLAs resigned from the Assembly.
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