Bengaluru: The ruling Congress in Karnataka won three seats and the BJP one in the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka on Tuesday, which were marred by cross-voting in a setback to the saffron party.Ajay Maken, G C Chandrasekhar and Syed Naseer Hussain, all from the Congress, and Narayansa K Bhandage (BJP) got elected to the Upper House in the polls in which elected MLAs were the voters.Five candidates, including D Kupendra Reddy of the JD(S) who lost the election, were in the fray for the four seats.
Congress wins three seats, BJP one in Rajya Sabha elections marred by cross-voting in Karnataka
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Bengaluru: Congress MLAs arrive in a bus to cast their votes for the Rajya Sabha elections, at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI02_27_2024_000101B)