Rajya Sabha polls | BJP wants to indulge in horse-trading: Ashok Gehlot
The HinduRajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party for supporting Subhash Chandra, who filed his nomination from the state for the Rajya Sabha elections as an Independent, saying the party wants to indulge in horse-trading as it does not have the numbers. They did the same 15 years ago but had to announce withdrawal of support because the independent candidate got no votes," the Chief Minister told reporters outside the Assembly building after the Congress candidates filed their nominations. Party candidate Randeep Surjewala said one candidate needs 41 votes to win a Rajya Sabha seat. In the 200-member Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Congress has 108 MLAs, BJP 71, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party three, CPI and BTP two each, Rashtriya Lok Dal one and there are 13 Independents.