Ashok Gasti

Bypoll to the Rajya Sabha seat from Karnataka vacated following the death of Ashok Gasti due to COVID-19 will be held on December 1, the Election Commission announced on Monday.

Ashok Gasti, a BJP Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, has died due to COVID-19, a hospital confirmed today, hours after confusion caused by condolence tweets posted by top politicians.

The four candidates for the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka were declared elected unopposed on Friday. The state's ruling party, the BJP are sending two new MPs to parliament - the relatively unknown Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti while former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda will be heading back to parliament backed by his party, the Janata Dal Secular.

BJP's Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti on Tuesday filed their nomination as party candidates for June 19 Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka.

Bypoll to the Rajya Sabha seat from Karnataka vacated following the death of Ashok Gasti due to COVID-19 will be held on December 1, the Election Commission announced on Monday.

Ashok Gasti, a BJP Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, has died due to COVID-19, a hospital confirmed today, hours after confusion caused by condolence tweets posted by top politicians.

The four candidates for the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka were declared elected unopposed on Friday. The state's ruling party, the BJP are sending two new MPs to parliament - the relatively unknown Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti while former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda will be heading back to parliament backed by his party, the Janata Dal Secular.

BJP's Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti on Tuesday filed their nomination as party candidates for June 19 Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka.