Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and senior Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka on Thursday. BJP candidate Prof. M. Nagaraj was also elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from the state. The results were declared on Thursday by K. Vishalakshi, Secretary of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Returning Officer for the election.Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, taking to X, stated: “Heartiest congra…
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Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said the party leadership has selected competent candidates for the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council elections, and the decision has brought satisfaction among party leaders and workers.Speaking to the media in the city on Monday, responding to a question on former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s name not being considered for the Rajya Sabha, Vijayendra said that Deve Gowda has strengthened Prime Minister Narendra Mod…
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday hit out at Congress leaders over their remarks on the reported denial of a Rajya Sabha nomination to former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, and termed AICC General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala a “wasooliwala”.In a sharp statement, Kumaraswamy further targeted Randeep Singh Surjewala, accusing him of political hypocrisy and urging him to first “remember Congress’s pas…
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced staunch Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) man, Prof. M. Nagaraj, as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha election, highlighting his long academic, administrative and organisational experience.The statement by the BJP Karnataka unit stated on Monday, “Originally from Hubballi-Dharwad, Nagaraj has a strong academic background and has served as a professor for several years. He has been associated with student politics since his c…