Dossier
upper house
Coverage of upper house in the Nexus archive.
- Voting for Karnataka Legislative Council polls begins
Voting for Karnataka Legislative Council polls has begun. The ruling Congress, which holds 37 of the 75 seats in the Upper House, is projected to secure a majority by winning four additional seats.
- Australia news live: Non-stop Sydney-London flights delayed again; anti-abortion bill blocked in SA
Qantas has delayed the first non-stop Sydney-London Project Sunrise flight to November 2027. An anti-abortion bill aiming to re-criminalise abortion passed South Australia's upper house but failed in the lower house.
- Stage set for Council polls in Karnataka that could give Congress majority in Upper House
The Congress party in Karnataka is positioned to gain a majority in the Upper House by securing additional seats in the Council polls. With 37 members currently, winning all five contested seats would increase its tally to 39.