Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has once again been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in the elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka. Along with him, senior Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan have also reached Rajya Sabha. All four candidates were declared elected unopposed.
Elections were announced for four Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka as the tenure of the sitting MPs ends on June 25. These include BJP’s Eranna Kadadi and Narayana Korgappa, Congress’s Mallikarjun Kharge and JD(S)’s former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.
Initially, a total of five candidates had filed nominations for these four seats. The election was to be held on June 18 and members of the Karnataka Assembly were to vote in the Vidhana Soudha. But during the scrutiny of nomination papers, the nomination of an independent candidate was rejected. According to officials, only four candidates were left in the fray after the last date for withdrawal of nominations ended on Thursday. After this all four candidates were declared elected unopposed.
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar congratulated Mallikarjun Kharge, Pawan Kheda and Mansoor Ali Khan on being elected to the Rajya Sabha. He wrote on social media platform
After being elected to Rajya Sabha, Pawan Khera said that the Congress leadership has given him the opportunity to serve the people of Karnataka, which is a matter of pride for him. He said that he will try to live up to the expectations of the people. Pawan Kheda also said that next time he addresses the people, he will try to speak in Kannada language.
Mansoor Ali Khan expressed gratitude to the party leadership for being sent to Rajya Sabha. He said he has received the support of the party leadership both at the Center and the state level. He assured that he will raise important issues related to Karnataka and the country in the Rajya Sabha and will raise his voice on issues of national interest. Mansoor Ali Khan is the son of former Union Minister and former Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Rehman Khan. He said that he will work for the interests of both Karnataka and the country.
Whereas in Madhya Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party has won all three Rajya Sabha seats unopposed. BJP candidates Rajneesh Aggarwal, Tarun Chugh and Mahesh Kewat were declared winners after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on Thursday. Returning officer Arvind Sharma handed over election certificates to the three BJP candidates. Since there were no other candidates left in the fray, all three candidates were elected unopposed.
BJP’s victory was almost certain when the nomination papers of Congress’ lone candidate Meenakshi Natarajan were rejected on Tuesday. BJP leaders, including Mahesh Kewat, had raised objections to her nomination. The BJP had alleged that Meenakshi Natarajan had hidden information about a case pending in a Hyderabad court in her election affidavit. After investigating the objection, the election officer accepted it as correct.
While announcing the decision, the returning officer said that Meenakshi Natarajan had submitted incomplete nomination papers and had also not informed about the court summons related to the rape case registered against a Congress leader in Telangana in 2022. On this basis, his nomination was cancelled, after which the path to victory of BJP candidates was cleared.
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