New Delhi: Was it a rebellion that's now being hushed up or was it a dodgy pen?
In the last 24 hours, Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana have seen not just a Congress defeat but a potential revolt by veteran leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
After votes of 14 Congress legislators were disqualified, the candidate they were rooting for, lawyer RK Anand, lost the election and BJP-backed media baron Subhash Chandra won it. Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh took the other seat in the state.
But sources tell NDTV that the Congress is likely to approach the Election Commission seeking a re- poll.
While many suspect it could be a deliberate move as Mr Hooda was opposed to Congress backing Mr Anand, he has blamed the Returning Officer and has denied any cross voting by the MLAs.
In fact, even Randeep Singh Surjewala's vote was disqualified after he showed it to Kiran Chaudhry. "I am surprised," said one Congress leader adding that "being a lawyer, he should have known better."
From the North East to Chhattisgarh to Maharashtra, theme of the complaints is the same- how the high command doesn't listen to the voices on the ground.
In the last 24 hours, Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana have seen not just a Congress defeat but a potential revolt by veteran leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
After votes of 14 Congress legislators were disqualified, the candidate they were rooting for, lawyer RK Anand, lost the election and BJP-backed media baron Subhash Chandra won it. Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh took the other seat in the state.
But sources tell NDTV that the Congress is likely to approach the Election Commission seeking a re- poll.
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While many suspect it could be a deliberate move as Mr Hooda was opposed to Congress backing Mr Anand, he has blamed the Returning Officer and has denied any cross voting by the MLAs.
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In fact, even Randeep Singh Surjewala's vote was disqualified after he showed it to Kiran Chaudhry. "I am surprised," said one Congress leader adding that "being a lawyer, he should have known better."
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From the North East to Chhattisgarh to Maharashtra, theme of the complaints is the same- how the high command doesn't listen to the voices on the ground.
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