NEW DELHI: The ruling Congress in Karnataka won three seats and the BJP one in the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka on Tuesday.
Those who were elected to the Upper House are Ajay Maken, G C Chandrasekhar and Syed Naseer Hussain, all belonging to the Congress, and Narayansa K Bhandage of the BJP.
Congratulations to all three Congress candidates Shri. Ajay Maken, Shri. Naseer Hussain and Shri. G.C. Chandra Shekhar on winning Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka.
My best wishes to all three for a productive tenure ahead.ರಾಜ್ಯಸಭೆಗೆ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಅಜಯ್ ಮಾಕನ್, ಶ್ರೀ ಸಯ್ಯದ್… pic.twitter.com/b6DjS1JwY4
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) February 27, 2024
Five candidates were in the fray for the four seats in the elections, including JD(S) contestant D Kupendra Reddy. The elections were marred by cross-voting. While one of the BJP MLAs, S T Somashekar, voted for the Congress’s Maken, the other, A Shivaram Hebbar, abstained.
ರಾಜ್ಯಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜಯಗಳಿಸಿದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿ ಶ್ರೀ ನಾರಾಯಣಸಾ ಕೆ. ಭಾಂಡಗೆ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು. pic.twitter.com/iLlmS0STgU
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) February 27, 2024
Five candidates were in the fray for the four seats in the elections, including JD(S) contestant D Kupendra Reddy. The elections were marred by cross-voting. While one of the BJP MLAs, S T Somashekar, voted for the Congress’s Maken, the other, A Shivaram Hebbar, abstained.
Source: Press Trust of India
