Karnataka CM Shivakumar Congratulates Kharge, Pawan Khera, Mansoor Ali Khan on Being Elected Unopposed to RS
The win gives Congress three of the four Karnataka seats after an independent candidate was disqualified, ending the need for a June 18 vote.
- On Thursday, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Pawan Khera, Mansoor Ali Khan, and BJP leader M Nagaraja were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka, filling four seats without polling.
- The election occurred as terms of four Rajya Sabha members—Kharge, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, and BJP MPs Iranna Kadadi and Narayana Koragappa—expire on June 25.
- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar congratulated the winners, stating, "I am confident that they will champion Karnataka's interests in Parliament," while Khera and Khan thanked the party leadership.
- Separately, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi criticized the Election Commission for rejecting Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination in Madhya Pradesh, alleging a "BJP-EC Jugalbandi" finished the contest prematurely.
- This marks a maiden parliamentary entry for Khera, who previously served as political secretary to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, while Kharge retains his position as Leader of Opposition in the Upper House.
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Mallikarjun Kharge thanked the party leadership and the people for his election to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. The 83-year-old Kharge hinted that this could be his last election in a political career spanning 13 elections.
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Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday congratulated Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leaders Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan on being elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed.
Kharge, Khera, elected unopposed from Karnataka to Rajya Sabha
Bengaluru: Four candidates, including three from the Congress and one from the BJP, were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka after the withdrawal deadline ended without any contest. The elected members are Congress nominees Mallikarjun Kharge, Pawan Khera, and Mansoor Ali Khan, along with BJP candidate M Nagaraj. Returning Officer KM Vishalakshi officially declared the candidates elected and handed over certificates to Pawan Kher…
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