India, June 16 -- The NDA on Monday claimed that all 81 MLAs of Jharkhand will vote according to their conscience during the June 18 Rajya Sabha election, and expressed confidence in the victory of the BJP-backed Independent candidate, though the opposition coalition does not have numbers in the state assembly.

A meeting of the ruling INDIA bloc legislators will be held on June 16 and 17 to chart the strategy for the polls, the Congress's Jharkhand affairs in-charge K Raju said.

JMM candidate Baidyanath Ram, Congress nominee Pranav Jha and BJP-supported Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani are contesting for the two Rajya Sabha seats in the state.

A candidate is required to secure a minimum of 28 first-preference votes to emerge vict...