Ranchi, June 19 -- The political fallout from the Jharkhand Rajya Sabha election intensified on Friday as Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Bhola Yadav rejected Congress allegations of cross-voting and accused the party of attempting to shift blame for its electoral setback.
Responding to remarks made by Jharkhand Congress in-charge K Raju, Yadav said the allegations against RJD were baseless and unfortunate. He maintained that all four RJD legislators voted for Congress candidate Pranav Jha in accordance with the party's decision.
Yadav, who served as RJD's election agent in the Rajya Sabha poll, claimed he personally verified the votes cast by the party's MLAs and said each of them had marked their first preference in favour of the Cong...