If the bill goes to vote...
December 29, 2011  15:49

The Samajwadi Party, which has 5 MPs, and Rashtriya Janata Dal with 4 MPs may vote against the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Party sources said its 22 MPs, who walked out of the Loksabha before voting on the Lokpal Bill on Tuesday, said that their MPs may vote against the measure in the Upper House. Like SP, if the Bahujan Samaj Party with 18 MPs and RJD with 4 MPs also oppose the Bill and decide to vote against it, then the government will have serious concerns over the fate of the bill's passage.

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So, if the Bill goes to vote, with the TMC also pressing for a division and firm on its amendments, it is unlikely it will be passed. This means it goes back to the Lok Sabha. In effect, no Lokpal Bill this session.  

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