<p class="title">The Congress high command on Wednesday sprang a surprise by announcing the candidature of senior leader and four-time Rajya Sabha member B K Hariprasad, along with sitting MLC Naseer Ahmed for the biennial election to the Legislative Council scheduled on June 29.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress president Sonia Gandhi approved the candidatures of Hariprasad and Ahmed for the Karnataka Legislative Council elections, said a statement by party general secretary Mukul Wasnik.</p>
<p class="title">The Congress high command on Wednesday sprang a surprise by announcing the candidature of senior leader and four-time Rajya Sabha member B K Hariprasad, along with sitting MLC Naseer Ahmed for the biennial election to the Legislative Council scheduled on June 29.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress president Sonia Gandhi approved the candidatures of Hariprasad and Ahmed for the Karnataka Legislative Council elections, said a statement by party general secretary Mukul Wasnik.</p>