Shiv Sena to support NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh in Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman elections

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday said it will back the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) nominee Harivansh Narayan Singh of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in the election for the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman’s post which will be held on Thursday.

“We will back the NDA candidate,” said Shiv Sena MP Anil Desai. Meanwhile, BJP supremo Amit Shah on Tuesday rang up his Shiv Sena counterpart Uddhav Thackeray and sought his support for the election on Thursday.

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Earlier on July, the Shiv Sena backed out from voting on the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition in the Lok Sabha against the Narendra Modi government.

BK Hariprasad has been nominated by the Congress for the post of Deputy Chairman in the Rajya Sabha.

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Most pundits have predicted a win for the opposition, but BJD’s decision to back the JD-U suggested a surprise victory for the NDA.

However, both the Opposition and the NDA are desperate to get their candidate elected for the post of the Deputy Chairman.

The current strength of Rajya Sabha is 244 and the backing of 123 members will be needed to win clear in the House.