indiaUpdated: Jun 08, 2020 12:53 ISTFormer Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) (JD-S) leader HD Deve Gowda has decided to contest Rajya Sabha elections, news agency ANI reported. Deve Gowda had said in January that he is not interested in going to the Rajya Sabha. While Revanna won, Gowda lost to the BJP’s GS Basavaraj by about 13,000 votes. The elections to fill the vacant 18 Rajya Sabha seats from seven states will be held on June 19. Congress has decided to field one candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls.

Source: Hindustan Times June 08, 2020 07:24 UTC