Chennai: Nearly 100 Congress and independent MLAs, including Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, stayed overnight at a resort on the Delhi-Jaipur highway, amid allegations that the BJP was trying to poach ruling party legislators ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls.
Rajasthan government chief whip Mahesh Joshi said today, ‘Eight-ten MLAs returned last night for personal and health reasons and they will come back today. Rest of the MLAs, around 100, stayed in the resort last night.’
For three Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan, the Congress has fielded two candidates, while BJP’s two candidates have filed nominations.
The Congress has accused the BJP of attempts to destabilise the Rajasthan government with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot claiming that some of the party MLAs were offered Rs 25 crore each.
Gehlot, who alleged that a heavy transfer of cash was made to Jaipur, added that there were reports about the BJP’s plan similar to that of Madhya Pradesh and some of the party MLAs were offered Rs 25 crore in cash with Rs 10 crore in advance.