Rajya Sabha polls: Setback for BJP-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka; one BJP MLA cross-votes, another abstains | Political Pulse News
The BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular) coalition in Karnataka suffered yet another jolt in the Rajya Sabha election as saffron party MLA and former minister S T Somashekar voted in favour of the Congress candidates on Tuesday. Meanwhile, BJP MLA Shivaram Hebbar, also a former minister, abstained from voting, embarrassing the party leadership in …