Congress names Mallikarjun Kharge as Rajya Sabha candidate from Karnataka

Congress has named Mallikarjun Kharge as its candidate for ensuing biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka.


ANI | New Delhi | Updated: 05-06-2020 15:13 IST | Created: 05-06-2020 15:13 IST
Congress names Mallikarjun Kharge as Rajya Sabha candidate from Karnataka
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo). Image Credit: ANI
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Congress has named Mallikarjun Kharge as its candidate for ensuing biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka.

Party interim president Sonia Gandhi approved Kharge's candidature on Friday, according to a Congress release by general secretary Mukul Wasnik.

The elections to fill the pending 18 Rajya Sabha seats from seven states will be held on June 19. (ANI)

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