Congress RS candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination rejected

The Congress has lost the Rajya sabha battle in Madhya Pradesh  Ahead of Rajya Sabha elections, the nomination of Meenakshi Natarajan has been rejected during the scrutiny process, ending the contest for the state's third Rajya Sabha seat, effectively ending the contest for the state’s third Rajya Sabha seat. The BJP had objected to her nomination papers, alleging that certain information was concealed, including details related to a criminal case.The BJP alleged that the Congress leader had failed to disclose details of a pending court case in Telangana in her election affidavit, a mandatory document that candidates are required to submit while filing nominations.
The Congress, however, strongly contested the objection and termed it baseless. Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar and other party leaders maintained that Natarajan does not face any criminal case and therefore had no requirement to disclose the matter cited by the BJP. According to the Congress, the Telangana matter relates only to a court notice and not to a formally registered criminal case. The party argued that Election Commission guidelines require candidates to disclose criminal cases that have been officially registered and are pending before courts, not routine legal notices.
The BJP was comfortably positioned to win two Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh based on its strength in the 230-member Assembly, while the Congress was expected to secure one seat. A candidate requires 58 first-preference votes to be elected.With 164 MLAs, the BJP had enough numbers to easily win two seats and was still left with 48 surplus votes. To secure a third seat, however, the party needed cross-voting or support from legislators outside its own ranks, making the contest politically significant and causing concern within the Congress camp.