BENGALURU: Since none of the three parties has an adequate number of votes to win the fourth Rajya Sabha seat from the state assembly, concern is mounting that moneybags would take advantage of the situation. The election is scheduled for June 10 and aspirants across the three parties are lobbying hard for the ticket.
A candidate needs 46 votes from the 224-member assembly to win and the BJP, with 122 MLAs, can win two of the four seats. Congress, with 69 MLAs, can win one. The fourth seat appears fair game and all three parties are attempting to get ahead of the other in trying to secure the seat. However, JD (S), which with its 32 MLAs on record cannot win on its own, holds the bargaining chip.
