In an apparent U-turn, five of the 10 BSP MLAs who had nominated Ramji Gautam as the party’s candidate for Rajya Sabha withdrew their support on Wednesday, saying their signatures were forged.
The five MLAs of the Bahujan Samaj Party have written that their signatures on the top leader’s nomination documents were forged, sources in Vidhan Sabha’s secretariat said.
But the dramatic development, a day after Gautam submitted his nomination for next month’s Rajya Sabha election, sparked speculation that the five Uttar Pradesh MLAs plan to switch sides.
The five MLAs are Aslam Raini, Aslam Chaudhary, Mujtaba Siddiqui, Hakim Lal Bind, and Hargovind Bhargava.
The scrutiny of the nominations will take place on Wednesday for the November 9 elections.
The scrutineer will examine the complaint about the forged signatures and make a decision, the sources said.
On Monday, Mayawati’s party sent its national coordinator and Ramji Gautam in charge of Bihar for the Rajya Sabha elections even though he did not have the number to ensure his victory.
BSP leaders had indicated that they expected other non-BJP parties to support their candidacy. In total, 11 candidates, including eight from the BJP, have submitted their documents for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh that go to the polls in the polls. biennial elections. .
Given the overwhelming force of the BJP in the UP Assembly, all eight candidates, including Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, put forward by the ruling party are expected to be elected.
Of the 10 Rajya Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh that remain vacant, three were previously held by the BJP, four by the Samajwadi Party, two by the BSP and one by Congress.
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