Mallikarjun Kharge and Three Others Unanimously Elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka
Four candidates—AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and two other Congress members, plus one BJP nominee—were declared unanimously elected to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka on June 11, 2026, as they were the only candidates remaining after nominations closed. The elections were called to fill four seats vacated by retiring members including former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and two BJP senators. The unanimous election means no polling was necessary, though a separate MLC election contest remains competitive with eight candidates vying for seven seats.
Four candidates were declared unanimously elected to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka after the nomination deadline on June 11, 2026. The elected members are AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress members Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan, and BJP nominee M. Nagaraja. The elections were scheduled to fill four vacancies created by the June 25 retirement of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Mallikarjun Kharge, and BJP members Iranna Kadadi and Narayana Koragappa. Initially five candidates had filed nominations, but one independent candidate's nomination was rejected during scrutiny, leaving exactly four candidates for four seats. Since the number of candidates matched the number of vacancies, no polling was required and all four were declared elected unanimously. Separately, the state's MLC elections remain contested, with eight candidates competing for seven seats.
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