The Congress on Saturday introduced its first checklist of 124 candidates for the upcoming meeting elections in Karnataka with former chief minister Siddaramaiah being fielded from his Varuna seat.
Pradesh Congress Committee chief DK Shivakumar will contest the elections from his Kanakapura meeting constituency, in line with the checklist.
The get together has fielded former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara from the Koratagere (SC) constituency. Former ministers KH Muniappa and Priyanka Kharge will contest from Devanahalli and Chitapur (SC), respectively. Priyanka is the son of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
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The get together’s central election committee cleared the primary checklist of candidates after a gathering in Delhi on March 17. The committee is chaired by Congress chief Kharge. Rahul Gandhi was additionally current on the assembly.
The Congress is the primary get together to launch its candidates’ checklist for the elections in Karnataka. The Election Fee is but to announce the schedule for meeting polls within the southern state.
Meeting polls in Karnataka are slated earlier than Could when the tenure of the present meeting ends.
The Congress is searching for to wrest energy from the BJP within the southern state.