BJP legislator Vijay Bahadur Yadav cross voted in favor of a Samajwadi Party candidate.
The Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh today saw cross-voting by a BJP legislator while another party legislator claimed that she was prevented from voting.
BJP legislator Vijay Bahadur Yadav cross voted in favor of a Samajwadi Party candidate.
"I voted on the basis of development done by the Chief Minister and I am ready to make any sacrifice," he said.
BJP legislator from Khaga Fatehpur constituency, Krishna Paswan alleged she was prevented from voting while legislator Sangeet Som alleged that there was misbehavior with his party legislators.
SP legislator Guddu Pandit alleged that he and his brother received threats.
"I and my brother are being given life threats," Mr Pandit said.
His brother Mukesh Sharma said that he has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India.
"Every thing is recorded," he said.
Uttar Pradesh minister and legislator Abhishek Mishra said that party would win all seven seats on which it had fielded its candidates.
Peace Party chief Mohammed Ayub, who has four legislators, said that his party would vote in favor of Congress.
"Constitutional action will be taken against those violating the whip," he said.
Former UPPCC chief and legislator from Lucknow Cantt Rita Bahuguna Joshi said former Union Minister Kapil Sibal would get more than required votes.
Senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that party was confident of victory.
"We already have 29 legislator and we are getting support of other parties. BJP, which has only 41 votes, is short of support for the independent candidate backed by it," he said.