Overview

• Polling is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 9 in Room F‑101, Vasudha, Parliament House, with counting from 6 p.m., according to Returning Officer and Rajya Sabha Secretary General P.C. Mody.
• BJD and BRS announced they will abstain, while YSRCP has declared support for the NDA nominee, reinforcing the ruling alliance’s arithmetic advantage.
• The electoral college comprises MPs of both Houses, including nominated Rajya Sabha members, with voting by secret single transferable ballot and no party whip binding MPs.
• The BJP attacked opposition candidate B. Sudershan Reddy over his meeting with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, calling it hypocritical, as the opposition appealed for ‘conscience votes.’
• Both camps briefed MPs and held practice sessions, and the opposition conducted a mock poll as they prepared for the contest triggered by Jagdeep Dhankhar’s July 21 resignation.