India, June 10 -- The decision on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-backed independent candidate Parimal Nathwani's candidature for the June 18 Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand was expected on Wednesday after the Congress pointed to "discrepancies" in his nomination papers.

People aware of the matter said Nathwani has been asked to clarify the issues Congress legislator Naman Bixel Kongari raised regarding his papers before 11am on Wednesday. They added that returning officer Ranjeet Kumar would subsequently decide on the issue.

The developments in Jharkhand coincided with the cancellation of the nomination of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan for the Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh on Tu...