Amid fears of cross voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, about 48 MLAs of Madhya Pradesh Congress are waiting to board a special flight from Bhopal to Karnataka’s Bengaluru on Tuesday (June 9, 2026). Also read | Rajya Sabha polls: Fears of cross-voting, hints from BJP leaders make Congress cautious The aircraft is yet to take off from Bhopal airport with the Congress alleging that the Air Traffic Control (ATC) has been delaying in giving the take off permission to the chartered plane. A Congress MLA, who is at the airport, told The Hindu, “We have been here for over four hours, but we are not allowed to take off. Now, officials are saying that they will start the boarding soon.”