New Delhi: In a shock transfer, hours earlier than the deadline for submitting nomination for the Assembly polls in Karnataka, Congress MP from Bangalore Rural D Ok Suresh on Thursday filed his papers from the Kanakapura section, from the place his elder brother and state chief D Ok Shivakumar is the get together’s candidate. Shivakumar filed his nomination from Kanakapura on April 17. “Bangalore Rural MP D K Suresh filed his nomination today to contest the state assembly election from Kanakapura constituency,” Karnataka Congress tweeted. According to Congress sources, Suresh has filed his papers, as a backup plan within the occasion of Shivakumar’s nomination getting rejected. Shivakumar has received from Kanakapura section thrice since 2008. The ruling BJP has fielded a senior Minister and its outstanding Vokkaliga face R Ashoka from Kanakapura to tackle Shivakumar.
Suresh is the lone Congress Member of Parliament from Karnataka. He had earlier stated that he was not all for coming to state politics, when speculations have been rife that he could also be fielded from Ramanagara, in opposition to JD(S) chief and former CM H D Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil Kumaraswamy.
There had additionally been hypothesis that as a “retaliatory measure” to BJP’s plan of fielding a powerful candidate in opposition to Shivakumar in Kanakapura, Suresh could also be fielded from the Padmanabhanagar section, the opposite seat from the place Ashoka is contesting. Shivakumar too had earlier hinted on this regard.
Cong Announces Final List Of Candidates For K’taka Polls
The Congress within the early hours on Thursday launched its sixth and closing record, asserting candidates for the remaining 5 constituencies for the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka. Today is the final day for submitting nominations. The Congress has nominated B V Rajeev Gowda from Sidlaghatta, changing sitting MLA V Muniyappa.
The different candidates introduced are: Mohammed Shalam for Raichur, S Anand Kumar from C V Raman Nagar, H P Sridhar Gowda from Arkalgud and Inayath Ali from Mangalore City North. With this, the Congress has fielded candidates for all of the 224 Assembly segments within the state.
The Congress on Wednesday evening had introduced its fifth record of three candidates, and had changed the candidate in opposition to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Shiggaon. A day after fielding Mohammed Yousuf Savanur as its candidate from Shiggaon in Haveri district, the get together nominated Yasir Ahmed Khan Phatan in his place.
The get together has fielded A C Srinivasa from Pulakeshinagar by denying a ticket to sitting MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy, who on Wednesday filed nomination as an impartial candidate after it was clear that he won’t be re-nominated.
