Rajya Sabha polls: BJP may support Vijay Mallya
June 15th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday indicated that it may support independent candidate and liquor baron Vijay Mallya in the Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka.
Senior party leader Ananth Kumar said that the party’s aim was to defeat the Congress.
“No decision has been taken about Karnataka…Our aim is that Congress loses wherever it is,” Kumar said here.
The BJP has fielded M. Venkaiah Naidu and Ayanur Manjunath as its two candidates from Karnataka.
Mallya, who has entered the fray with the support of the Janata Dal-Secular, needs the support of the BJP to make it to the Rajya Sabha.
The Congress has announced Oscar Fernandes and T.V. Maruthi as its two candidates for the June 17 polls to the four Rajya Sabha seats from the state.
Asked about the party having gathered its Rajasthan legislators in a resort ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in that state, Kumar said all BJP legislators were with the party.
“We will win two seats in Rajasthan,” he said.
- Mallya, BJP, Congress nominees win in Karnataka (Lead) - Jun 17, 2010
- Congress to retain second Rajya Sabha nominee in Karnataka - Jun 08, 2010
- Decision on supporting Mallya at BJP's Patna meet - Jun 11, 2010
- Mallya contesting Rajya Sabha poll with JD-S support - Jun 07, 2010
- Biz tycoon Mallya wins BJP backing for Rajya Sabha - Jun 16, 2010
- Voting ends for four Rajya Sahba seats in Karnataka - Jun 17, 2010
- Ambika Soni, Mohsina elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha (Roundup) - Jun 11, 2010
- JD-S denies secret pact with BJP - Jun 18, 2010
- Five in fray for Rajya Sahba polls in Karnataka - Jun 10, 2010
- Anand Sharma, Venkaiah Naidu, Jethmalani win Rajya Sabha elections (Roundup) - Jun 17, 2010
- Oscar Fernandes files Rajya Sabha nomination papers - Jun 05, 2010
- Close battle for 18 Rajya Sabha seats in five States - Jun 17, 2010
- Jethmalani, Mallya Anand Sharma makes it to Upper House - Jun 17, 2010
- Mallya wins Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka - Jun 17, 2010
- Paswan, Rudy win Rajya Sabha polls from Bihar - Jun 17, 2010
Tags: aim, bharatiya janata party, bjp, congress, fernandes, independent candidate, legislators, liquor baron, manjunath, maruthi, naidu, New Delhi, party leader, polls, rajya sabha, sabha elections