Bengaluru, May 21 (DHNS): The election to the Rajya Sabha from the state assembly has caught up on the social media.
Since May 17, there has been opposition to the renomination of Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu to the Upper House from the state quota.
Four members of the Upper House from Karnataka, including Naidu, are retiring in June. Polls to elect the new members are scheduled to be held on June 11.
Members of the Legislative Assembly form the electoral college. #VenkayyaSakayya (meaning enough of Venkaiah) has been trending on Twitter. Many posts state that Naidu’s contribution to Karnataka has been poor despite being sent to the Upper House thrice - 1998, 2004 and 2010.
@MVenkaiahNaidu your contribution to Karnataka and Kannada is big Zero. sad but true, twetted Pradeep G L.
Being selected from Karnataka from past 18 yrs but did not learn Kannada yet..how did @bjpkarnataka allow him to contest, twetted Srikant H R.
Scores of tweets against Naidu have been posted. The BJP so far has not reacted to the tweets.