The polls will be held on 3 June and the counting of votes will take place on 6 June, according to the Election Commission of India.
Raised BJP flags during an election rally. (Creative Commons)
The BJP on Saturday, 11 May, announced its candidates for five out of six Legislative Council seats in Karnataka, which will go to polls on 3 June.
The party has allotted one seat to its ally JD(S).
The six seats will be falling vacant due to the retirement of sitting members on 21 June.
The BJP has decided to field Amarnath Patil from the Karnataka North East Graduates’ constituency, Dr Dhananjay Sarji from the Karnataka South West Graduates’ constituency, A Devegowda from the Bangalore Graduates’ constituency, YA Narayanaswamy from the South East Teachers’ constituency and EC Ningaraju from the South Teachers’ Constituency.
The party did not announce its candidate for South West Teachers’ constituency as it has left it to its ally JD(S).
The notification has already been issued and the last date of filing nomination is 16 May and the last date of withdrawal of nomination is 20 May.
The polls will be held on 3 June and the counting of votes will take place on 6 June, according to the Election Commission of India.
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