Bengaluru: Congress heavyweights together with nationwide president Mallikarjun Kharge, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, state chief D Ok Shivakumar, LoP Siddaramaiah, Shashi Tharoor, former BJP chief and deputy chief minister Jagadish Shettar are amongst those that have been named within the celebration’s record of 40-star campaigners for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka.
The grand previous celebration on Wednesday unveiled an inventory of 40-star campaigners for the Karnataka Assembly elections. Among the opposite outstanding names within the celebration`s record of campaigners are Congress basic secretary KC Venugopal, spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, basic secretary in-charge, Communication, Jairam Ramesh, Bengaluru Rural MP DK Suresh, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, and former Maharastra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan.Â
Gehlot In, Pilot Out
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While Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot can also be among the many record of 40-star campaigners for the upcoming election, Sachin Pilot – one other influential Rajasthan Congress chief – has not been included within the record. Sachil Pilot had final week staged a protest towards his personal authorities within the state, alleging that the Ashok Gehlot-led authorities failed to analyze corruption circumstances through the BJP regime in Rajasthan.
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Party president Mallikarjun Kharge, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, state chief DK Shivakumar, LoP Siddaramaiah, Jagadish Shettar, Shashi… pic.twitter.com/kQARlZZ4aL
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Siddaramaiah Files Nomination From Varuna, Plays ‘Last Election’ Card
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Earlier on Wednesday, senior Congress chief and former CM Siddaramaiah filed his nomination for the state polls. Speaking to reporters after formally getting into the fray, he stated the Congress was a secular celebration and gained`t search votes on the premise of caste. Siddaramaiah filed his nomination from the Varuna Assembly constituency.
“Congress is a secular party. We are not seeking votes on the basis of caste. We are hopeful of garnering votes from across communities, including Linagayts, Vokkaligas and others,” Siddaramaiah informed reporters.
Siddaramaiah, who’s the Leader of Opposition (LoP) within the Karnataka Assembly, stated the upcoming state elections will probably be his final electoral battle as he’ll retire from politics after. “I am contesting from Varuna constituency as my native village falls within the precincts of this Assembly segment. This is going to be my last election. Thereafter, I will retire from electoral politics,” Siddaramaiah informed ANI earlier.
The Congress chief added that whereas he’ll nonetheless be in lively politics put up the Karnataka polls, he gained`t settle for any celebration posts that might require him to shift base to Delhi.Â
The final date for submitting nominations is April 20. The means of nominations has picked up momentum in Karnataka, with senior leaders from all the important thing electoral gamers within the southern state submitting their papers. The counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly will happen on May 13.Â
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