The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday night suspended Mrs Shobharani Kushwaha from the primary membership of the party for casting a cross vote in favour of Congress candidate Pramod Tiwari and violating the party’s whip.
BJP MLA Shobha Rani Kushwaha was accused of voting for Congress.
By Friday afternoon all 200 MLAs from Rajasthan had cast their vote for the Rajya Sabha elections. Gulab Chand Kataria, leader of the Opposition admitted that one BJP MLA has cross-voted. And this might obstacle the victory of an Independent candidate Subhash Chandra.
भाजपा विधायक शोभारानी कुशवाह को क्रॉस वोटिंग करने के मामले में जारी किया नोटिस, अब होगी निष्कासन की कार्रवाई@BJP4Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/4CaCyoulrt
— Gulab Chand Kataria (@Gulab_kataria) June 10, 2022
In a letter served by the Leader of Opposition, G C Kataria she was asked to make a reply within seven days and in case of non compliance party would initiate further action.
Shobharani, whose husband was once BSP MLA from the Dholpur assembly constituency, is presently in the prison since former CM Raje’s tenure. She was probably annoyed with the party as no attempts were made to bring his husband out of his cell.
Interacting with media after the poll results, Kataria alleged, “She did caste cross-voting in favour of Congress candidate Pramod Tiwari because the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot might have assured of any such favour in the release of her husband”.