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.