Kolkata, Sept. 11 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee has alleged that "Rs 15-20 crores was reportedly" used to influence representatives during the Vice Presidential elections.

He further said that due to the secret ballot, it's challenging to determine if cross-voting occurred or if opposition votes were discarded.

In a social media post on X, the official handle of All India Trinamool Congress, quoting Banerjee, wrote, "Yesterday was the Vice-Presidential election. All our MPs were present and cast their votes for our candidate, B. Sudershan Reddy. As this was a secret ballot, it is difficult to confirm whether there was any cross-voting or if Opposition members' votes were discarded. Yesterday, I spoke to a few sources ...