Ranchi, June 18 -- BJP and NDA MLAs departed from a hotel in Ranchi for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly to cast their votes in the Rajya Sabha elections.

Voting for two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand started, with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)'s Baidyanath Ram, Congress candidate Pranav Jha, and Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani in the fray.

The BJP is supporting Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani in the election.

Polling in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly began at 9 am and will continue till 4 pm, while the counting of votes will commence at 5 pm. The results will be declared thereafter.

BJP State General Secretary Amar Kumar Bauri said Nathwani had approached the BJP state leadership seeking support, following which th...