Karnataka Legislative Council By Elections

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  BJP Releases List Of Candidates For UP, Karnataka Council By-Polls

  The Bharatiya Janata Party released its list of candidates for the August 11 Legislative Council by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.

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  Karnataka Legislative Council: BJP Gains Majority As 7 Elected "Unopposed"

  All the seven candidates in the fray for the biennial election to Karnataka Legislative Council, slated to be elected by the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), were on Friday declared as elected "unopposed".

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  BJP Ignores BS Yediyurappa's Son For Karnataka Legislative Council Polls

  The BJP today released its list of candidates for the State Legislative Council election. Sources say the former Chief Minister wanted a ticket for his son BY Vijayendra, who is currently vice president of the party in the state.

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  Biennial Polls For 7 Karnataka Legislative Council Seats On June 3

  Biennial Election to the Karnataka Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) will be held on June 3, the Election Commission of India said on Tuesday.

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  BJP, Congress Get 11 Seats Each In Karnataka Upper House Elections

  The ruling BJP in Karnataka won 11 of the 25 Legislative Council seats, for which voting was held last Friday. After counting, the party fell short of majority in the 75-member house.

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  A BJP, Janata Dal (Secular) Tag Team In Karnataka Fuels Alliance Buzz

  A collaboration between the ruling BJP and the opposition Janata Dal Secular in Karnataka for an election has raised speculation about the two parties warming up for an alliance. MK Pranesh of the BJP was elected Deputy Chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council today, with support from former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secula...

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  Karnataka BJP Rewards Former Rebel MLAs With Legislative Council Tickets

  Legislators who helped the BJP topple Karnataka's Congress-Janata Dal Secular (JDS) coalition government last year have been rewarded by the party while picking candidates for the elections to seven seats of the state legislative council due on June 29.

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  Legislative Council Elections For 11 Seats In Karnataka On June 11

  Biennial elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council by members of legislative assembly to fill 11 seats will be held on June 11, the Election Commission announced.

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  Congress Eyes Majority In Karnataka Legislative Council Polls

  Voting for 25 seats of the Legislative Council or Upper House of the Karnataka Assembly was held in the state on Sunday. A total of 125 candidates contested for the seats with maximum fielded by the three major parties in fray, the ruling Congress, the BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular).

• BJP appoints Amit Shah in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Varun Gandhi gets West Bengal

  Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close confidant and BJP General Secretary Amit Shah has been appointed as the person in charge of the politically-crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. BJP president Rajnath Singh, in a reorganisation of the party's poll machinery in the run up to the general elections next year, has also put controversial BJP leade...

• BJP core committee to meet to discuss cross-voting

  Karnataka BJP unit said its Core Committee will meet today to discuss the cross-voting by 12 of its MLAs during the recent election to the Legislative council and decide action to be initiated against them. The party has taken a serious view of the cross-voting and the issue will also be discussed with party central leadership, state unit Presiden...

• BJP announces candidates for Karnataka Legislative Council poll

  May 30 (PTI) The ruling BJP on Wednesday finalised the names of six candidates for the June 11 biennial election to the Legislative Council and surprised party men by rewarding nomination to a rebel.