There is a heated issue of cross voting by some Congress MLAs in the Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana. Meanwhile, Congress MP Deependra Singh Hooda, who reached Garhi Birbal in Karnal, said that we have five MLAs who have cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections. Their names and all the reports have gone up. Gradually everyone’s names will be revealed one by one. He said that BJP used all tactics against our candidate Karmaveer Boudh, who came from a poor family.

On the question of resignation of Congress working president Ram Kishan Gujjar, Deependra Singh Gudda said, “Shaili Choudhary, who is the Congress MLA from Narayangarh, has a cross vote, hence Ram Kishan Gujjar resigned.” He resigned even before the party took action. All the MLAs who cross-voted should also resign from the membership of their respective assemblies. The amount of betrayal you have done. Show this strength and resign.” Ramkishan Gujjar is the husband of Congress MLA Shaili Chaudhary.

‘Sam daam dand bhed’ was used in Rajya Sabha elections – Deependra Hooda

Deependra Hooda further said, “Sam daam dand bhed was used in the Rajya Sabha elections. There would not be any MLA left who has not received such phone calls. Big leaders of the state and the country were calling the MLAs. All kinds of offers were being given to the MLAs. BJP has turned democracy into a big market for buying and selling. Those who do not control their horse-trading are being threatened.

Haryana saved the honor of democracy – Deependra Hooda

The Congress MP from Rohtak also said that Haryana has saved the honor of democracy. I congratulate those MLAs who remained steadfast. I believe that the respect of these MLAs should also be increased among the countrymen and people of the state. The party will take action against the MLAs who have betrayed them, but the public should also never spare them. I want to tell the public that respect should be increased towards the MLAs who have stood honestly.

Deependra Singh Hooda’s target on INLD

Deependra Singh Hooda also targeted INLD and said, “Bhupendra Singh Hooda had told INLD a week ago that if you are against BJP and Congress, then hold a press conference and say that you will not vote.” INLD said that we will do it tomorrow, then they called a meeting and said that if you want to save, then tell us that we will not vote. Vote for BJP, yet INLD has not taken any decision.

The Congress MP further told that INLD had said that they will hold a press conference on the day of voting, when it was found out at 12:00 that Congress had not cast all their votes yet, then they said that they would hold a press conference at 3:00. When it became clear at 3:00 pm that all the Congress votes had been cast and those who wanted to do this cross vote failed by 8 votes, then INLD ran away from the field. After coming to know that the Congress candidate would win, he said INLD held a press conference at 3:30 while voting time was till 4:00. Whereas INLD was told a week ago that if you are against BJP then tell them that you will not go to vote.

All NDA candidates have won in the voting on five Rajya Sabha seats of Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar got 44 votes on the basis of first preference. However, he could not get the certificate of victory on Monday. Sanjay Gandhi had taken the certificate in his place. Today (March 17, 2026) JDU National Working President Sanjay Jha handed it over to Nitish Kumar.

While handing over the certificate, Sanjay Jha has shared the picture with his X handle. He wrote, “Today, Honorable Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar got the opportunity to hand over the certificate of being elected to the Rajya Sabha. During this, party leader Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh ‘Gandhiji’ was also present. His public life has been dedicated to the service of the citizens and the development of Bihar. From the state to the national level, a newness has always been seen in his thoughts and work.”

Today, Honorable Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar got the opportunity to hand over the certificate of being elected to Rajya Sabha. During this, party leader Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh ‘Gandhiji’ was also present.

His public life has been dedicated to the service of citizens and development of Bihar. From state to national… pic.twitter.com/k6nTfFPeRY

— Sanjay Kumar Jha (@SanjayJhaBihar) March 17, 2026

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‘Nitish Kumar will continue to guide the state government’

Along with giving the certificate of victory, Sanjay Kumar Jha also said a big thing about the future strategy. In his post, he has also made it clear about Nitish Kumar that his presence in Rajya Sabha will give new impetus to the development of Bihar. Apart from this, Nitish Kumar will also continue to provide his guidance to the state government.

What did Sanjay Kumar Jha say on NDA’s victory?

The leaders are elated with the victory of all the NDA candidates in the elections for the five Rajya Sabha seats of Bihar. On the results, Sanjay Kumar Jha said, “We were saying from the beginning that as per the support, our candidates will win comfortably on all the five seats. In the game of numbers, NDA did not have any problem and the results came accordingly. There is a lot of work to be done in Bihar, hence many people want that the work of their area should be done…”

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Congress MLA Surendra Prasad Kushwaha, who abstained from voting in the Rajya Sabha elections, has given clarification through Facebook. He did not reach Bihar Assembly during voting last Monday (March 16, 2026). Now he has told the reason behind this. Surendra Kushwaha has clearly said that on behalf of the Grand Alliance, RJD made a candidate from a class whose votes the Grand Alliance does not get, hence he did not consider it appropriate to vote for it.

On behalf of the Grand Alliance, RJD had made AD Singh the Rajya Sabha candidate. He belongs to Bhumihar caste. When voting took place on Monday, three Congress MLAs and one RJD MLA were missing. There was talk of everyone having contacts in NDA. Meanwhile, Surendra Kushwaha has made it clear that he was not in touch with NDA.

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Read Surendra Kushwaha’s Facebook post

In a clarification through a Facebook post on Tuesday (March 17, 2026), Surendra Kushwaha said, “The Grand Alliance had a chance for one seat. Who could have been a better candidate than Deepak Yadav ji, if not Mukesh Sahni ji, but by not giving him a chance, a person from a class whose support base is against the Grand Alliance was made the candidate.”

He further wrote, “I cannot support NDA and RJD chose the wrong candidate so I thought it better not to vote. As for blaming me, we had won the Assembly elections by defeating the entire government machinery on the most favorite seat of the Chief Minister and I am repaying the debt of public blessings by carrying out development works at the fastest pace in the whole of Bihar, then when the opponent is not able to match, he will defame me. I hope the public will appreciate my sacrifice and dedication for the Dalit, backward and minority class. Will understand the sentiment and will not fall into the trap of opponents.”

Let us tell you that Deepak Yadav had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Valmiki Nagar from RJD and the 2025 Assembly elections also from RJD from Valmiki Nagar. Lost both elections. He is the son-in-law of UP’s strongman DP Yadav.

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NDA has won five Rajya Sabha seats of Bihar. AD Singh was a candidate from RJD but he lost. After the results, many serious allegations were made by RJD and Tejashwi Yadav. Meanwhile, now a big statement has come from JDU. While talking to the media on Tuesday (March 17, 2026), JDU spokesperson Neeraj Kumar gave a befitting reply.

Taking a dig at the results, Neeraj Kumar said, “In the Rajya Sabha elections, there has been a spectacular victory for the NDA and a shameful victory for the Grand Alliance, which was led by Tejashwi Yadav.” He further said, “They have absconded from Bihar and are accusing us that their MLAs were intimidated and threatened but they have not presented any such evidence…:”

#WATCH | Delhi: JDU leader Neeraj Kumar said on the results of Rajya Sabha elections, “In the Rajya Sabha elections, there has been a spectacular victory of the NDA and a shameful victory of the Grand Alliance, whose leader was Tejashwi Yadav. They have absconded from Bihar and are accusing us that their MLAs were intimidated and threatened… pic.twitter.com/PzRz6aXTne

— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) March 17, 2026

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Factors of Tejashwi Yadav’s defeat: Neeraj Kumar

The JDU leader further said, “AAP did not allow AIMIM, a constituent of the Grand Alliance, to be its candidate and made the person with money power the candidate… Who paid the hotel bill?… As you were raising the issue of gas shortage, were the MLAs fed food cooked on a wooden stove in the hotel? Please give information about all these things…” Neeraj Kumar clearly said that Congress has said in the past too that Tejashwi Yadav is the factor of defeat.

On the other hand, on the statement of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, JDU National Executive President Sanjay Jha said, “…which MLAs came or did not come, that party should see. All our MLAs were independent…”

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It has been decided that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will go to Rajya Sabha. After the voting held on Monday (March 16, 2026), the results were released and the victory of all five NDA candidates was decided. After the results, these NDA leaders are continuously receiving congratulations. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant has also congratulated his father for the victory.

After the results of Rajya Sabha elections, Nishant shared four pictures from his X handle on Monday evening. In one picture, he is seen giving a bouquet to his father Nitish Kumar. In another picture, he is smiling with his hand on his father’s shoulder.

Jai Bihar! Today I congratulated my father on the decisive victory of the five people of NDA. Who made every Bihar resident proud. Congratulations to him. Congratulations.

As a son, I feel proud. pic.twitter.com/BRIhqldLEI

— Nishant Kumar – Nishant Kumar (@Nishantjdu) March 16, 2026

I feel proud: Nishant

While sharing the photo, he wrote, “Jai Bihar! Today I congratulated my father on the decisive victory of the five people of NDA. Who made every Bihari proud. Congratulations to him. Congratulations. As a son, I feel proud.”

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On the victory of all the five NDA candidates, it was written from JDU’s “Strengthens.”

On the other hand, after winning the Rajya Sabha elections, BJP leader Shivesh Kumar said, “From the very first day I was saying that we are one and I want to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who sent the son of Ravidas community from Bihar… We were one and from the very first day I knew that we would win. There was no confusion.”

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Union Minister Chirag Paswan reached Patna from Delhi on Monday (March 16, 2026). During this, he claimed that all the NDA candidates will win on the five Rajya Sabha seats of Bihar. He said that the way the opposition gradually divided during the voting, voting against each other, all this shows that NDA’s victory is certain. He was talking to journalists at Patna airport.

Chirag was monitoring his MLAs

On one question, three Congress MLAs and one RJD MLA did not vote. On this he said that the absence of one RJD MLA and the disappearance of more than half of the Congress MLAs clearly shows that the opposition is divided. In such a situation, it is impossible to make a claim. He said that since yesterday (March 15, 2026), we were monitoring all our MLAs.

Reached Patna to attend Iftar party

Today (Monday) there is an Iftar party organized by LJP Ram Vilas in the party office. MP Chirag Paswan has reached Patna to participate in this. He said that our leader Late. Ram Vilas Paswan has been taking everyone along from the beginning, that is why an Iftar party has been organized today.

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Chirag Paswan attacked Mamata Banerjee

Regarding the elections to be held in many states, Chirag Paswan said, “I went to Assam the day before yesterday… NDA government is coming back there. NDA is going to form the government in Bengal very well… The way Mamata didi has opposed every decision of the Centre, there is anger among the public on all these issues.

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