Bengaluru, June 5 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday filed his nomination for the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections. He is a Congress candidate to the Upper House from Karnataka.

Kharge was accompanied by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Lok Sabha MP KC Venugopal and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Comittee President BK Hariprasad.

Along with Kharge, Congress candidate Pawan Khera, and Mansoor Ali Khan also submitted their nomination papers to Karnataka Vidhana Soudha Assembly Secretary Vishalakshi.

Addressing reporters after filing his nomination, Kharge said, "All the MLAs and my leaders have unanimously chosen me. The election is scheduled for June 18, and I am confident tha...