New Delhi, June 12 -- The Congress on Friday accused the BJP of orchestrating the rejection of senior party leader Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination in Madhya Pradesh to secure a third Rajya Sabha seat despite allegedly lacking the required numbers in the Assembly.

In a statement, the Congress alleged that the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI) were "partners in crime" in the latest instance of "'seat chori'".

"The BJP and the ECI are partners in crime in this latest instance of 'seat chori'," the statement said, alleging that the poll body acted in a partisan manner to help the ruling party.

The party claimed that the BJP was "10 MLAs short" of the number required to win a third Rajya Sabha seat in Madhya Prades...