EC scraps RS elections in Jharkhand

In an unprecedented move, the Election Commission countermanded the Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand on Friday. In a late-night development, the EC requested the President to “rescind notification issued for the RS poll in Jharkhand”. Earlier in the day, the EC had stopped counting of votes after tax officials recovered Rs 2.15 crore from an SUV belonging to one Suresh Agarwal, allegedly a cousin of R K Agarwal, who is in the fray as an Independent.