RS polls: JD(S) suspends 8 MLAs for cross-voting
Janata Dal (Secular) on Sunday suspended eight of its MLAs in the Karnataka Assembly for cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha polls, party National President HD Deve Gowda announced. The MLAs had cross-voted for the Congress candidate, leading to the defeat of JD(S) candidate BM Farooq. After the polling, the eight legislators had dared the party leaders to expel them.