As a dozen seats of the Legislative Council in Karnataka are falling vacant next month (June 17), senior and junior leaders of the Congress are vying for ticket to get elected to the Upper House of the State Legislature from the Legislative Assembly.
Leaders who have been denied ticket to contest the Legislative Assembly or the Lok Sabha elections have turned aspirants and those who joined the Congress on the eve of the Lok Sabha elections have been eyeing for a seat, sources in the Congress said.
Six BJP members, four from the Congress, and one JD(S) member are retiring this June 17. One seat is already vacant following the resignation of former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who switched sides and contested the Lok Sabha elections from Belagavi on the BJP ticket.