BJP releases first list of 189 candidates for Karnataka Elections, names 52 fresh candidates
Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), currently in power in Karnataka, released its first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections on Monday. The ruling party in the state announced candidates for 189 assembly constituencies.
While the Congress party has only announced the names of 166 candidates for the second phase of elections, the BJP has revealed the names of candidates for the first phase. This move has given the BJP a head start in the election campaign as they aim to retain power in the southern state.
The party has nominated Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai to contest from the Shiggaon constituency. Both constituencies are in the state's northwestern region.
The announcement of candidates for the upcoming elections is a crucial step in the run-up to the polls, which are expected to take place in May 2023.
The state of Karnataka has been a battleground for political parties for many years, with both the BJP and Congress having previously held power. The upcoming elections are expected to be fiercely contested, with the BJP looking to consolidate its hold on the state, while the Congress seeks to make a comeback.
As the election campaign heats up, all eyes will be on the key candidates and their campaign strategies. With the BJP announcing its first list of candidates, the stage is set for an exciting battle in the upcoming assembly elections.
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Stalin accuses Centre of trying to use women's quota as 'weapon,' slams EPS over delimitation
Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has strongly criticised the Centre over the women's reservation and accused it of trying to use it as a "weapon" to tackle the opposition before taking up the delimitation exercise based on population.
"The Union government is not concerned about implementing reservations for women. If their concerns were genuine, they could have done it right away. Rather than doing that, the BJP-led Centre is thinking of using it as a weapon to tackle opposition and take up the delimitation exercise based on population," he told PTI in an interview.
"Hence, the women's reservation must be implemented immediately without showing delimitation as a reason," the DMK president added.
Expressing apprehensions on the proposed delimitation exercise, the CM said it was the DMK that raised the first voice asserting the rights of the state after realising that Tamil Nadu would be affected by the proposed exercise. He also attacked his rival and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami over the delimitation issue.
Recalling efforts made by the DMK to raise the issue of population-based delimitation, he said an all-party meeting and a meeting of CMs under the auspices of the Joint Action Committee seeking fair delimitation were convened. It sought to freeze delimitation for 25 years and stick to it based on the 1971 Census population.
"We urged the union government that states which successfully implemented population control programmes must not be punished," he added.
The party came up with "Tamil Nadu poradum, Tamil Nadu vellum" (Tamil Nadu will struggle, Tamil Nadu will win) and this is DMK's stand, he said.
"However, Palaniswami, who is seeking votes for the entry of the BJP through the backdoor, has till date been mute over delimitation, and this is a betrayal of the people of Tamil Nadu."
