<span style="color: #222222;">The BJP Rajya Sabha candidate K C Ramamurthy was elected unopposed from Karnataka today. He had recently resigned as Rajya Sabha MP after quitting the Congress.<br />'' <br />'' The former IPS officer had joined BJP in October this year and was subsequently fielded for the Rajya Sabha polls.<br />'' <br />'' Neither Congress nor JD(S) had fielded any candidates, saying that they do not have the numbers.<br />'' <br />'' Two nominations filed by Independents were rejected due to technical reasons. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa congratulated Mr Ramamurthy and said this will help BJP to increase its strength in Rajya Sabha.</span><br />''