Karnataka elections: 52 new faces, eight women in BJP’s first list of 189 candidates

BJP Karnataka's first list: While CM Basavaraj Bommai has been fielded from his traditional Shiggaon seat, former CM B S Yediyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra will be contesting from his father's Shikaripura constituency.

By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | Updated: April 12, 2023 10:57 AM IST

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BJP national general secretary C T Ravi (L), Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai (M) and B Y Vijayendra (R). (File/Twitter)

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The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday announced its first list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections that is scheduled to be held on May 10. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, along with BJP General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Arun Singh, announced that the party is fielding 52 new faces and eight women candidates in its first list.

While BJP has fielded Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai from his traditional Shiggaon seat, former CM B S Yediyurappa’s son B Y Vijayendra will be contesting from his father’s Shikaripura constituency. BJP national general secretary C T Ravi will contest from Chikkmagaluru seat and state minister R Ashoka will contest against state Congress chief D K Shivakumar in Kanakapura. Karnataka Housing Minister V Somanna will contest against former CM Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency.

The BJP is looking at a tough contest in the upcoming polls. Karnataka, the only state in south India where the BJP has a government, has never voted an incumbent back to power in 40 years. Karnataka has a total of 224 assembly seats and a party needs to cross the halfway mark of 113 in order to form the government.

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