The BJP today  announced the names of Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti as the party's candidates for the June 19 biennial elections for  Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka.<br />''<br />''Eranna Kadadi, 55, was the President of the BJP's Gokak unit and the Belagavi Rural unit.<br />''<br />''Ashok Gasti, (55), hails from Raichur and also came through the ranks in the BJP after a stint with the ABVP.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, senior Congress leader and former Union Minister   Mallikarjuna Kharge has filed his nomination for June 19 Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka.<br />''<br />''Mr Kharge handed over his nomination paper to Returning Officer Vijayalakshmi in Bengaluru today.<br />''<br />''Former Prime Minister and JDS President H D Devegowda has decided to file his nomination for June 19 elections to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka.<br />''<br />''He will be filing his nomination tomorrow, the last date for filing nominations.<br />''<br />''His son and former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in a tweet said that Mr Devegowda has decided to contest the Rajya Sabha elections at the request of party legislators, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and several national leaders.<br />''<br />''Four seats from Karnataka are falling vacant, including two from Congress,  - Rajeev Gowda and BK Hariprasad – and one from BJP – Prabhakar Kore – and one from Janata Dal (Secular) – Kupendra Reddy.<br />''<br />''<br />