India, June 11 -- Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge was elected 'unanimously' to the Rajya Sabha as the senior leader sought re-election to Parliament's Upper House. Debutant Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan also made it to the Rajya Sabha as Congress MP after elections were announced to fill four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka because the terms of current members - Iranna Kadadi and Narayana Koragappa (both from the BJP), Mallikarjun Kharge of the Congress, and former PM HD Deve Gowda from JD(S)-end on June 25.

Initially, five candidates had filed nominations to the state's four Rajya Sabha seats, which was scheduled for June 18. Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly were scheduled to vote in this election at Vidhana Soudha. ...