Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi has called the rejection of party candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh 'poor and absolutely partisan.'
The rejection came after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders filed an objection alleging Natarajan had concealed details of a pending case in her election affidavit.
Congress maintained that the Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines require disclosure only when a formal case is filed, not upon receiving a notice.
The party argued the rejection denied Natarajan her constitutional right to contest elections and her right to a fair hearing.
With Natarajan out of the contest, the BJP now stands to win all three Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha seats unopposed, moving closer to the two-thirds majority in the Upper House it has sought since 2014.
