<p>Legislative Assembly secretary MK Vishalakshi on Friday declared seven MLC candidates as “elected unopposed” to the upper house.</p>.<p>Four of them are from the BJP, which gives the saffron party a simple majority in the Legislative Council. </p>.<p>BJP's Laxman Savadi, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, Hemalatha Nayak and S Keshavaprasad, Congress' K Abdul Jabbar and M Nagaraju Yadav and TA Sharavana from the JD(S) were declared as elected unopposed. As a result, elections scheduled to be held on June 3 will not take place. </p>.<p>Friday was the last day for candidates to withdraw their nominations. None did, and Vishalakshi handed out election certificates to all seven candidates. </p>.<p>The 75-member Legislative Council now has 39 BJP members, 25 Congress and nine JD(S). This is excluding one Independent member and the chairperson.</p>.<p>All three parties will look to increase their tally in the June 13 elections to the four seats from the teachers' and graduates' constituencies.</p>
<p>Legislative Assembly secretary MK Vishalakshi on Friday declared seven MLC candidates as “elected unopposed” to the upper house.</p>.<p>Four of them are from the BJP, which gives the saffron party a simple majority in the Legislative Council. </p>.<p>BJP's Laxman Savadi, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, Hemalatha Nayak and S Keshavaprasad, Congress' K Abdul Jabbar and M Nagaraju Yadav and TA Sharavana from the JD(S) were declared as elected unopposed. As a result, elections scheduled to be held on June 3 will not take place. </p>.<p>Friday was the last day for candidates to withdraw their nominations. None did, and Vishalakshi handed out election certificates to all seven candidates. </p>.<p>The 75-member Legislative Council now has 39 BJP members, 25 Congress and nine JD(S). This is excluding one Independent member and the chairperson.</p>.<p>All three parties will look to increase their tally in the June 13 elections to the four seats from the teachers' and graduates' constituencies.</p>