A day after elections to the Rajya Sabha, KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said no party MLA had voted for BJP candidates and he was not aware of additional votes secured by candidates of other parties.
Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Shivakumar said there was no substance in claims made by BJP national general secretary C.T. Ravi that two Congress MLAs voted for the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections. As per the whip issued to MLAs, all 69 MLAs voted for party candidates former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, who was declared elected, and Mansoor Ali Khan, who had lost and secured least votes (25) among all candidates.
The KPCC chief said independent MLA Sharat Bachhe Gowda and JD(S) MLA Srinivas Gowda voted for Congress. In total, the party secured votes of 71 MLAs, he said.
