Advocate Dhananjaya CM was elected as the Karnataka State Bar Council’s nominee to the Bar Council of India (BCI).
They will hold office for two years.
The elections to the three posts were held on Wednesday, with the Advocate General of Karnataka, 23 elected members of the KSBC and two co-opted women members participating in the voting.
Rajanna secured 15 votes, defeating advocate N Devaraj who secured 11 votes.
Shivamurthy secured 17 votes, defeating advocate Shylaja K who polled 9 votes.
In the election for the BCI nominee, Dhananjaya CM secured 15 votes, defeating advocate Shiva Kumar N who secured 11 votes.
The KSBC elections were held on March 11 for the constitution of the 23-member council.
As many as 149 candidates had contested the election. A notable feature of the 2026 KSBC election was the election of five women advocates to the 23-member council, marking the first time that five women members have been elected to the State Bar Council.