BJP’s surprise call on 3rd Rajya Sabha seat in MP fed poaching fears in Congress

In Karnataka, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress nominees Mansoor Ali Khan, educationist and son of former Union minister K Rahman Khan, and party media and publicity department chairperson Pawan Khera, and BJP's M Nagaraja were declared elected unopposed after scrutiny knocked out an independent candidate.

Rajasthan’s biennial election also turned into a walkover. ...