BENGALURU: With only a day left to file nominations for May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, the ruling BJP on Wednesday launched its fourth listing, naming candidates for remaining two constituencies- Shivamogga and Manvi. In Shivamogga, the social gathering has given ticket to Channabasappa, whereas denying it to sitting MLA and senior BJP chief Okay S Eshwarappa’s household. Eshwarappa, a former Deputy Chief Minister, had just lately conveyed to the social gathering’s central management his want to retire from electoral politics, and had requested it to not contemplate fielding him within the Assembly polls from Shivamogga. The 5 time MLA from the seat, nonetheless is alleged to have sought the ticket for his son Okay E Kantesh, from the meeting section.Â
Senior BJP chief and MLC Ayanur Manjunath, who too was a ticket aspirant from Shivamogga, give up the social gathering earlier right this moment, and joined JD(S). He is now the JD(S) candidate from the section. From Manvi, a ST reserve constituency, the social gathering has fielded B V Nayak because the candidate. With the announcement of this listing, the BJP has introduced candidates for all of the 224 Assembly segments within the state.
JDS Released Its Third Candidate List
Janata Dal-Secular launched its third listing of 59 candidates for Karnataka polls. The social gathering introduced assist to Congress candidate Darshan Dhruvanarayan in Nanjanagudu constituency. Ayanur Manjunath, who resigned from BJP, to contest from Shivamogga central constituency.Raghu Achar, who joined JD(S) after quitting the Congress social gathering, will contest from Chitradurga.
BS Bommai, Siddaramaiah File Nominations
Several senior leaders together with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Congress chief Siddaramaiah filed their nomination papers for the Karnataka meeting polls on Wednesday. BJP chief JP Nadda and Bommai additionally held a roadshow. People thronged the roads and waved BJP`s flags. Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep and BJP leaders have been current throughout the roadshow. Senior Congress chief and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah filed his nomination from the Varuna meeting constituency. Siddaramaiah had earlier stated that the upcoming elections will probably be his final and he’ll retire from politics. Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who resigned from the BJP over the denial of the ticket and joined Congress, additionally filed his nomination from the Hubli-Dharwad-Central Assembly constituency.Shettar is the second senior chief from the Lingayat group to go away the ruling BJP and be part of Congress in lower than every week.
April 20 is the final day for submitting of nominations. Voting will happen on May 10 and the counting of votes will probably be on May 13.
