Congress filed complaint of cross-voting with Returning Officer: Ahmed Patel

Ahmedabad Aug 8 (IANS) Congress leader Ahmed Patel who contested the third Rajya Sabha seat in Gujarat said on Tuesday that the party had filed a complaint with the Returning Officer soon after two rebel party MLAs allegedly showed their vote to BJP leaders but alleged that "no action was taken."

"Immediately a complaint was filed. The Returning Officer did not take any action so we moved the Election Commission " Patel told reporters.

The Congress later moved the Election Commission demanding cancellation of votes of its two MLAs - Bholabhai Gohil and Raghavjibhai Patel - who cross-voted in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections and allegedly showed the ballots to BJP leaders against the rules.

Patel expressed confidence about his victory. "Let counting take place. I am very much confident " he said.

--IANS
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