As BJP Wins Manipur Rajya Sabha Seat, Congress Launches Attack | Read
As the BJP won eight of the 19 Rajya Sabha seats in the biennial elections held in eight states on Friday, the victory in Manipur was probably the most significant. BJP candidate Leisemba Sanajaoba - Manipur's royal scion- won the election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat, defeating Congress nominee T. Mangibabu in a high-voltage political drama triggered by the rebellion of nine MLAs of the ruling BJP-led coalition.
