Setback For Congress, Top Court Rejects Request On Rajya Sabha Bypolls | Read
The Supreme Court today rejected a petition by the Gujarat Congress challenging the Election Commission's decision to hold separate bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats that fell vacant after BJP's Amit Shah and Smriti Irani moved to the Lok Sabha. The Congress, which had sought simultaneous elections to the two seats, had accused the election panel of bias, calling its decision "arbitrary and illegal".
