<p>Former minister Baburao Chinchansur was declared as elected unopposed to the Legislative Council on Thursday.</p>.<p>He was the only candidate in the fray to fill up one vacancy in the upper house caused due to the resignation of JD(S) state president C M Ibrahim.</p>.<p>The election of Chinchansur, who joined the BJP in 2018, will give the saffron party a majority in the 75-member Legislative Council with 39 members. </p>
<p>Former minister Baburao Chinchansur was declared as elected unopposed to the Legislative Council on Thursday.</p>.<p>He was the only candidate in the fray to fill up one vacancy in the upper house caused due to the resignation of JD(S) state president C M Ibrahim.</p>.<p>The election of Chinchansur, who joined the BJP in 2018, will give the saffron party a majority in the 75-member Legislative Council with 39 members. </p>