Lucknow . The Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) may now lose their offices in the Vidhan Bhawan complex here after losing seats and votes in the recent Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. In the seven-phased elections, the BSP managed to win only one seat, while the Congress won two seats.
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) won 8 and Nishad Party won 6. Each will be allotted an office room.
An official said that as per convention, parties that win at least one per cent or at least 4 seats in the assembly have the right to get office rooms on the premises.
In the 2017 elections, the RLD won only one seat and could not find an office on the campus.
The Jansatta Dal (Democratic) led by Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias ‘Raja Bhaiya’, which won only two seats, may not even get the post.
“However, the Speaker can allot an office separating the convention to parties with less than 4 MLAs. The allotment of office rooms to political parties with less than 4 MLAs is at the discretion of the Speaker,” the official said.
Parties also get staff when they get office rooms.
Whereas BJP winning 255 seats, SP 111, RLD 8, SBSP 6, Apna Dal 12 and Nishad Party winning 6 seats are entitled to office room.
—AnyTV News
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