Bengaluru: JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday filed his nomination as the party's candidate for the June 19 Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka.

Elections to seven seats of the Karnataka Legislative Council will be held on June 29, the poll panel announced on Tuesday.

The seven seats are falling vacant on June 30, according to an Election Commission statement. Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly will vote on June 29 to elect the seven new MLCs.

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday said the central leadership of BJP had discussed him before finalising the names of two "low profile" party workers as candidates for June 19 Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday once again registered over 300 fresh cases of Corona Virus in a single-day as it recorded 308 new cases of the virus between Sunday 5 pm and Monday at 5 pm. With this, the total number of cases in the state has climbed up to 5,760.

Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday fielded Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti as it's candidates for the June 19 Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka, ignoring the recommendations of the state BJP unit.

Bengaluru: JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda has decided to contest the June 19 Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka and will be filing his nominations on Tuesday, his son and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Monday.

Bengaluru: Veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday filed his nomination as the party's candidate for the June 19 Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka.

 Imran Pasha, member of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike from Padarayanapura, was arrested on Sunday, for participating in a procession by his fans.