Amidst fears of cross-voting, elections to the four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka got under way in Bengaluru on February 27. By noon, more than 112 legislators, including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, had cast their votes. The result of the election will be announced by evening.
Five candidates Narayanasa K. Bhandage (BJP), G.C. Chandrashekar, Ajay Maken and Syed Naseer Hussein (Congress), and Kupendra Reddy (Janata Dal-Secular) are in the fray for the four seats.
The elections are taking place as four members – Syed Naseer Hussein, G.C. Chandrashekar and L. Hanumanthaiah (Congress), and Rajeev Chandrashekar (BJP) are retiring in April after completion of their term.
