Jharkhand RS polls: Cross voting allegations ‘unwarranted’, CPI(ML) Liberation leader writes to Congress chief Kharge
CPI(ML) Liberation leader Dipankar Bhattacharya has formally protested against allegations of cross-voting made by Congress leaders following a Rajya Sabha election defeat in Jharkhand. Bhattacharya characterized the accusations as malicious and warned that such rhetoric threatens the unity of the INDIA opposition bloc.
Why it matters
Internal friction within the INDIA opposition alliance could impact political stability and electoral cooperation in future Indian state and national elections.
A day after the Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand, CPI(ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Friday (June 19, 2026) wrote to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, expressing "strong protest" against the allegations of cross-voting levelled against his party MLAs.
The article provides a balanced account of the conflict by quoting the protest letter while explaining the context of the Congress party's accusations.
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