Guwahati: The ruling Congress on Monday succeeded in retaining two of its Rajya Sabha seats with the Bodoland Peoples’ Front deciding to refrain from voting for its candidate Mahabir Jain whom it had proposed as candidate.
Ex-minister Ripun Bora who was first candidate for the Congress got 38 votes whereas the second candidate of the party Ms Ranee Narah polled 47 votes. All the MLAs of All India United Democratic Front except one cast votes for the Congress’ candidate. As entire opposition refrained from voting, Mr Jain who was in fray as an Independent could not get even a single vote. Earlier, the BPF president Mr Hagrama Mahilary alleging that independent candidate Mahabir Jain had got into a secret pact with the Congress, decided not to allow their MLAs to vote for Mr Jain.
