<p>Congress leaders Jagadish Shettar, N S Boseraju and Thimmannappa Kamaknoor filed their nominations on Tuesday for the Legislative Council bypolls scheduled on June 30.</p>.<p>They are set to be elected unopposed as neither BJP nor JD(S) has fielded any candidate due to lack of sufficient numerical strength in the Assembly.</p>.<p>The MLC bypolls are being held for three seats in the Council - to be elected by the MLAs. With the Congress having 135 seats in the Assembly, it can ensure the victory of all three candidates. </p>.<p>It is expected that former CM Jagadish Shettar will made the chairperson of the Council eventually. The second candidate N S Boseraju is already a part of Siddaramaiah's Cabinet. The third candidate, Kamaknoor, a former MLC, is seen to be a loyalist of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.</p>
<p>Congress leaders Jagadish Shettar, N S Boseraju and Thimmannappa Kamaknoor filed their nominations on Tuesday for the Legislative Council bypolls scheduled on June 30.</p>.<p>They are set to be elected unopposed as neither BJP nor JD(S) has fielded any candidate due to lack of sufficient numerical strength in the Assembly.</p>.<p>The MLC bypolls are being held for three seats in the Council - to be elected by the MLAs. With the Congress having 135 seats in the Assembly, it can ensure the victory of all three candidates. </p>.<p>It is expected that former CM Jagadish Shettar will made the chairperson of the Council eventually. The second candidate N S Boseraju is already a part of Siddaramaiah's Cabinet. The third candidate, Kamaknoor, a former MLC, is seen to be a loyalist of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.</p>
