Rajya Sabha polls: Congress wins 3 seats, BJP one in Karnataka
The elections were marred by cross-voting. While one of the BJP MLAs, S T Somashekar, voted for the Congress's Maken, the other, A Shivaram Hebbar, abstained.
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The ruling Congress in Karnataka has secured three seats and the BJP one in the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka on Tuesday.
Congress candidates Ajay Maken, G C Chandrasekhar and Syed Naseer Hussain were elected to the Upper House besides Narayansa K Bhandage of the BJP.
Five candidates were in the fray for the four seats in the elections, including JD(S) contestant D Kupendra Reddy.
The elections were marred by cross-voting. While one of the BJP MLAs, S T Somashekar, voted for the Congress’s Maken, the other, A Shivaram Hebbar, abstained.
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