Bengaluru:  With the deadline for the filing of nomination for four Rajya Sabha seats from the State ending yesterday, five candidates have remained in fray for the four seats. While the Congress which has 123 members in the 224 member State Assembly, is all set to win 3 seats comfortably and the BJP one seat,…

Bengaluru: Ruling out support to B.M. Farooq of the JD(S) for the third Rajya Sabha seat from the State, the Congress has decided to field AICC Spokesperson Syed Naseer Hussain, former Chairman of  KUWS&DB G.C. Chandrashekar, and former MLC L. Hanumanthaiah. G.C. Chandrashekar is the third candidate of the Congress. In terms of caste equation,…

Bengaluru: With just a couple of days to go for the deadline for the filing of nominations to the election for filling up three vacant Rajya Sabha (RS) seats in the State, the BJP top brass is likely to announce the party candidate later this evening. The BJP, which has a 45-member strength in the…

Bengaluru:  The election to four Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from the State Assembly will take place in March. The four seats will fall vacant after the term of K. Rehman Khan of the Congress, Rajeev Chandrashekar, an Independent and Ramakrishna and Basavaraj Patil Sedam of the BJP ends on April.2 A Rajya Sabha candidates requires…