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BJP Nominates Former Minister C T Ravi, MLC N Ravikumar For Karnataka Legislative Council Elections

Nishtha Anushree

Jun 02, 2024, 12:43 PM | Updated 12:42 PM IST

Former minister and BJP national general secretary C T Ravi.

Former minister and BJP national general secretary C T Ravi.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominated three members for the upcoming Karnataka Legislative Council elections on Sunday (2 June).

Former Minister in the Yediyurappa government, C T Ravi, incumbent MLC N Ravikumar and former MLA M G Mule, a Maratha are the chosen ones.

The list comes a day before the last day of nomination filing on 3 June. Voting will be held on 13 June and counting at 5 pm on the same day.

The term of 11 MLCs is ending on 17 June, necessitating the elections.

Prior to that, there will be elections tomorrow for the Karnataka Legislative Council from three Graduates' and three Teachers' Constituencies.

Nishtha Anushree is Senior Sub-editor at Swarajya. She tweets at @nishthaanushree.

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