Rajya Sabha Polls : Vijaya Mallya Independent Candidate ?

If all goes as intended for the UB group chairman Vijay Mallya, he will become a Rajya Sabha MP for the second time.The name liquor baron doing the rounds as an independent candidate.Mallya is apparently warming up to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which will have surplus votes, even after selecting two of its candidates - M Venkaiah Naidu and Ayanur Manjunath.

Known the contents of the bill, which prevails in today's scenario, the ballot vote and the fact that Congress and the Janata Dal (S) to achieve an understanding of the electoral process, it is too independent to take fourth place with obtainable voices from two political parties.

In all probability, the self-governing candidate to be spirits baron and former parliamentarian Vijay Mallya, who is believed to be in contact with the Janata Dal (S) and BJP leadership. attractive, but the party has no independent candidates filed his or her nominations so far, and Monday is the last day for submission of coursework.

Sources in Congress told the Janata Dal (S) and BJP the Hindu that there may be a competition even if the independent candidate following in its attempt to speak with political leaders and mobilize their support. While the 45 votes necessary for a candidate to win, the BJP, has already established M. Venkaiah Naidu and Ayanur Manjunath, is back with 26 votes surplus and Congress, who has seen Oscar Fernandes, is back with 29 votes surplus. The Janata Dal (S), with 27 votes, has abstained from Fielding a applicant for the party candidate cannot be victorious.

Mr. Mallya said he would be in the race if he were sure of support from the political parties. Like the election scenario was widespread in 2002 when he made his entry into the Rajya Sabha with a thumping victory, thanks to the support he got from the then Janata Dal and several other legislators, the Rajya Sabha election this time expected to be a repeat. There are reports that the intense excitement of the Rajya Sabha election could just as easily end up as a tribute to three Monday with only four candidates remaining in the game (including independent) for the four seats. It is a different matter that the election establishment will publish the results until after the review of nominations, which are mandatory. Election ended on a similar note on Thursday when only seven candidates left in the battle for seven seating.

Of the eight candidates had filed their proposal papers drew Janata Dal (S) candidate, Suryanarayana Reddy, his candidacy shortly before the deadline for withdrawal of application, thus indicating that the talks between Congress and Janata Dal (S) were ineffective.