Bengaluru, Nov. 25 -- The Karnataka High Court had directed that elections for the post of president be held on December 7 next month, and December 26 is the last date to withdraw the nominations. However, even before the elections, Venkatesh Prasad had been elected as the president, according to a release.

The Karnataka High Court had ordered that elections for the post of president be held on December 7. Thus, the election process began, and cricketers Venkatesh Prasad and Shantakumar from the opposition faction of Brijesh Patel had filed their nominations. However, during the scrutiny of nominations held on November 24, Shantakumar's nomination was declared invalid. In this context, Venkatesh Prasad has been elected unopposed as the p...