BJP fields V Somanna against Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency, R Ashok against DK Shivakumar
List of 189 candidates include 52 new faces, 32 OBC candidates, 30 SC and 16 ST candidates
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its list of 189 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections. The announcement was made on Sunday, April 11, 2023. Among the list of candidates, the incumbent Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will contest from the Shiggaon constituency.
Other notable candidates announced by the BJP include Former IPS Officer Bhaskar Rao, who will contest from the Chamrajpete constituency, Govind Kajrol, who will contest from Mudhol, and BS Yatnal, who will contest from the Bijapur City constituency.
The list also includes V Somanna will be pitted against former Karnataka CM and Congress strongman Siddaramaiah from Varuna constituency, while Minister R Ashok will contest from Kanakpura constituency against Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar.
Bharath Shetty from Mangaluru North and Vedavyas Kamath from Mangaluru South have also retained their party tickets.
The list includes 1 Retired IAS Officer, 1 IPS officer, five lawyers, 31 Post Graduates, 8 Women, 9 doctors, 32 OBC candidates, 30 SC and 16 ST candidates. This is a clear indication of the BJP's efforts to include individuals from various backgrounds and professions. 52 candidates on the list are fresh faces while several sitting MLAs including Udupi’s Raghupathi Bhat have missed out on the party ticket.
The Karnataka Assembly elections are scheduled to be held on May 10, 2023, and the results will be announced on May 13, 2023. The BJP is hoping to retain power in the state.
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Lokayukta searches govt officials in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Lokayukta officials on Tuesday conducted searches on properties belonging to government officials in various parts of the state, on the suspicion that they have possessed assets disproportionate to their income, official sources said.
The searches and verification of documents are on against at least four officials from Shivamogga, Mandya, Dharwad and Vijayanagara districts, the sources added.
Those being searched include a Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation official in Shivamogga and a health department official in Vijayanagara district.
