Karnataka: Upper House becoming a chamber for defeated leaders

BENGALURU: The Upper House has a utility and purpose in a federal system. It represents the local government’s voice at the state level. It is also a revising chamber and opportunity for a second debate on issues passed by the Lower House. It’s another matter that the Upper House is turning increasingly irrelevant as it is fast becoming a chamber for defeated and defecting leaders to be accommodated and those loyal to the leader to be rewarded