Expelled BJP MLA S.T. Somashekar alleged that Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje and internal rivalry between BJP leaders B.Y. Vijayendra and R. Ashoka were behind the cross-voting in Karnataka Legislative Council elections, triggering fresh controversy and exposing factionalism within the party
The Haryana Congress suspended five MLAs for alleged cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha elections, citing serious indiscipline. Acting on disciplinary committee recommendations, the party stressed strict action against anti-party activity to reinforce organisational discipline and unity within its ranks.
The Biju Janata Dal suspended six MLAs for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha after their replies to show-cause notices were found unsatisfactory, following unexpected voting patterns that favoured BJP candidates
BJP activists in Metpally attacked district president Dr Yadagiri Babu after delayed whip allegedly caused cross-voting, allowing Congress to clinch chairman post in municipal elections
BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy has accused Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of orchestrating cross-voting in the recent Vice-Presidential elections, claiming eight Congress MPs from the state voted for the BJP candidate. He alleged that the move betrayed both the people of Telangana and the INDIA bloc nominee, Justice B. Sudershan Reddy.
