It will be second time Gowda will enter the Rajya Sabha, 24 years after he was its member as the prime minster from June 1996 to April 1997 of the United Front government of secular and regional parties from across the country.
Congress will reportedly give its surplus votes to JDS leader and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda in the event of a contest in Karnataka.
The seats fell vacant after the political drama took place four months ago where 17 rebel MLAs from the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) parties defected to BJP in a bid to bring down the coalition government.
The seats fell vacant after the political drama took place four months ago where 17 rebel MLAs from the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) parties defected to BJP in a bid to bring down the coalition government.
DK Shivakumar, Congress MLA from Kanakapura and the Irrigation, Kannada and Culture Minister in the Government of Karnataka informed that his party too shall call a party meeting and iron out the differences if any within the party or between the two ruling partners.
From Bangalore South, BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya is leading with a massive vote share of 62.51 per cent with 3,74,588 votes over Congress Rajya Sabha MP BK Hariprasad.
JD-S has given tickets to Deve Gowda's grandsons Nikhil and Prajwal, ignoring long-time aspirants
The ruling coalition partners in Karnataka have held formal talks on seat sharing at the state level.
His father, HD Deve Gowda, served as the 11th Prime Minister of India from 1996 to 1997.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 4.9 km long bridge at Bogibeel across Brahmaputra river, built at a cost of around Rs. 5,900 Crore.
