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Congress President and Rajya Sabha candidate from Karnataka, Mallikarjun Kharge during filing of nomination papers for Rajya Sabha, in Bengaluru. File photo. | Photo Credit: SHAILENDRA BHOJAK

All the four candidates, who had filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka, including AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, have been declared unanimously elected. Karnataka Legislative Assembly Secretary M.K. Vishalakshi, who is also the returning officer for the Rajya Sabha polls, issued a statement on June 11 declaring them as elected unanimously.

The other three candidate are: Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan, who had contested on Congress ticket, and M. Nagaraja, who was a BJP nominee. The polling for these seats were scheduled to be held on June 18. However, the need for polling did not arise as there were only four candidates in the fray as against equal number of vacancies.

A migrant from West Bengal, working as a labour contractor in Bengaluru, has approached the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission alleging illegal detention and continuous harassment by personnel attached to Tilaknagar Police Station. He complained that he was wrongfully accused of being a Bangladeshi national, and subjected to repeated inquiries without due process.

In a complaint submitted to the Commission on June 10, Mohammed Sheikh, a resident of Somasundarpalya, alleged that on February 25, 2026, police personnel detained him, keeping him at the station from noon until 9.30 p.m. During this period, they reportedly questioned him extensively about his personal and professional life, family members, and native village in West Bengal.

Tension prevailed among police personnel and motorists for some time on June 9 night after a group of transgender persons staged a road blockade at Koramangala in Bengaluru, alleging police inaction against a rival group that had repeatedly assaulted them in a bid to drive them away from lucrative begging spots.

Days after Karnataka’s Home Minister