Bengaluru: On Tuesday June 8, Karnataka Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri administered the oath of office to two newly elected legislators.
They include BJP MLA Sharanu Salagar and Congress MLA from Maski Basavanagouda Turvihal who had won from Basavakalyan and Maski assembly segments, respectively.
The by-elections had taken place on April 17 and the results were announced on May 2. The bypoll to Maski took place after the sitting Congress MLA Prathapgouda Patil resigned from his seat in 2019 to join the BJP.