The term of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly ends on May 24. Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai had on Sunday said the BJP would release its list of candidates after the announcement of election dates, even as the opposition Congress and the JDS have released their lists.
One of the main contenders in the Congress list is former CM Siddaramaiah, who has been fielded from Varuna. It is yet to be seen if the party will pick Kolar as the second constituency for the ex-CM.
Others top names in the list of 124 Congress candidates includes Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief DK Shivakumar, who will fight from Kanakapura and Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Priyank from Chitapur (SC).
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The JD(S)
Before Congress, the JD(S) was the first to announce a list of candidates in December 2022 when it had made public names of 93 candidates.
The party had announced that former chief minister and senior JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy will contest from Channapatna constituency, which is roughly around 60 kilometers from Bengaluru. His son and the third generation JDS leader, Nikhil, has been fielded from Ramanagara constituency.
2023 ರ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯ ಜಾತ್ಯತೀತ ಜನತಾದಳ ಪಕ್ಷದ 93 ಕ್ಷೇತಗಳ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಮಾಜಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀ @hd_kumaraswamy ಅವರ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಕ್ಷದ ರಾಜ್ಯಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿ ಎಂ ಇಬ್ರಾಹಿಂ ಅವರು ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಸುದ್ದಿಗೋಷ್ಠಿ ಮುಖಾಂತರ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೊಳಿಸಿದರು. pic.twitter.com/Y4LCFr51uu— Janata Dal Secular (@JanataDal_S) December 19, 2022
Another senior JDS leader and former minister G T Devegowda will be contesting from Chamundeshwari constituency. In 2018, he won against former chief minister Siddaramiah in Chamundeshwari with a decent margin. The JDS has also given a chance to G T Devegowda’s son Harish Gowda from the Hunsur constituency.
Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party has also released its first list of 80 candidates. The list features 13 advocates, including Supreme Court lawyer Brijesh Kalappa, along with three doctors and four IT professionals, the party announced. The assembly has a total of 224 seats and the party is yet to finalise the remaining 144 candidates.
“These candidates (in the list) represent various sections of the society. The average age of the list of our candidates is only 46 years. More than 50 per cent of our candidates are below the age of 45,” party state chief Prithvi Reddy said, adding that the candidates have been chosen after a survey.
Reddy said 69 candidates are fresh faces, and the list comprises youth, women, farmers and people from various backgrounds.
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