Gowda has contested from Tumkur Lok Sabha seat in May 2019 general elections as a Congress-JDS alliance candidate. (File Photo/ Getty), EXPLAINED | Who Is Stan Swamy? Rajya Sabha election 2020 HD Deve Gowda set to enter Rajya Sabha fray after Sonia Gandhi’s assurance of support, PM Modi, Shah, Rahul, Nitish and Uddhav Thackeray names given as star campaigners for Bihar polls, Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM on wind turbines suggestion, BJP hits back, Karnataka court orders FIR against Kangana Ranaut for her ‘anti-farmer’ tweet, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Share Price. Congress candidate Shahzada Anwar and BJP state president Deepak Prakash will also contest the election. Jaipur, If he wins, this will be the second Rajya Sabha entry. The polls for 18 seats were originally scheduled to be held on March 26, but on March 24 the Election Commission announced their deferment. Results for the remaining 19 seats in 8 states - Andhra Pradesh (4), Gujarat (4), Jharkhand (2), Madhya Pradesh (3), Manipur (1), Meghalaya (1), Mizoram (1) and Rajasthan (3) - will be announced after 5 PM on June 19. The Congress has put T Mangi Babu. Elections for 24 Rajya Sabha seats spread across 10 states will be held on June 19. The state's ruling party, the BJP are sending two new MPs to parliament - … Only Mysuru with 6,752 cases is anywhere close to the state capital. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Karnataka for the first time recorded more than 10,000 Covid-19 cases in a single day as it stepped up testing. The Congress party has fielded senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge. Till Sunday, The Congress had made no official comment on the party’s support to the former Prime Minister. A candidate needs to secure the support of at least 45 MLAs. Dixon Technologies share price hits all-time high, here's why. All rights reserved, Rajya Sabha Election: Our MPs Offered Crores, Alleges Ashok Gehlot, Rajya Sabha Elections 2020: 19 Congress MLAs Shifted From Gujarat To Rajasthan Resort, Congress Accuses BJP Of Destablising Rajasthan Govt; Moves Its MLAs To Resort Over Fear Of Poaching. In the 224-member Legislative Assembly, the Congress has 68 MLAs and the JD(S) has 34 MLAs. The 87-year-old Janata Dal (Secular) leader will be contesting in Karnataka. Rajya Sabha polls 2020 timings: Polling will be done from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Congress’ decision to transfer its surplus votes to Gowda is a part of a well-calculated strategy to stop the BJP from winning three of the four seats. On Tuesday the state recorded 10,453 new Covid-19 positive cases with the total recorded now approaching around six lakh cases till date, ever since the first one was detected on March 8. Till date, 8777 people have lost their lives due to Covid-19 including two legislators and one Lok Sabha and one Rajya Sabha member of parliament from the state. Indore, To a question in this regard, party leader DK Shivakumar said, “Whatever our national leadership will decide… For now we are fielding only one candidate, regarding surplus votes whatever our high command says, we will abide by it.”. Chennai, The elections are held annually and throughout the year on an ad hoc basis. , Chandigarh , Dehradun, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhopal While announcing the dates for the Rajya Sabha elections 2020, the Election Commission had on June 1 said that June 9 will be the last date for filing nominations. Leaving behind 19 seats to go for elections on 19 June 2020. The ruling BJP has fielded businessman Prakash Shetty and educationist Prabhakar Kore. Urban Bengaluru continues to be a spot of concern accounting for 46,610 of the 1,07,737 active cases in the state. 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