Bengaluru, June 18 -- Karnataka Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka on Thursday expressed confidence regarding the upcoming Legislative Council elections, asserting that the BJP candidate will secure victory.

Speaking to ANI, R Ashoka has ruled out any possibility of cross-voting among party MLAs.

"... Our two candidates will win, there is no doubt at all. We have good MLAs in our party; there is no cross-voting. We have to transfer the excess votes to the JDS... I called a meeting today and gave the whip," said R Ashoka.

Meanwhile, the voting for the biennial elections to seven Legislative Council seats in Karnataka began earlier today, on June 18.

The polls were necessitated by the upcoming retirement of seven MLCs whose terms conclude o...