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Mallikarjun Kharge files nomination for RS from Karnataka
Jun-05-2026

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha (RS) from Karnataka at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. The nomination papers were submitted to the Assembly secretary M K Vishalakshi. Kharge was accompanied by Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, former CM Siddaramaiah, while filing the nomination papers. Congress general secretaries Randeep Singh Surjewala and K C Venugopal, and several ministers were also present. 

The filing of the nomination took place against the backdrop of growing unrest within the newly formed Congress government in Karnataka, with differences emerging over the allocation of ministerial portfolios. The party has also fielded Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan for the Rajya Sabha election from Karnataka. Khera is a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and heads the party’s media and publicity division.

Mallikarjun Kharge is the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and his term in the Upper House of the Parliament is coming to an end on June 25. The biennial Rajya Sabha elections are scheduled for 18 June.


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