Basavaraj Bommai will contest from his Shiggaon constituency. (file)
The BJP on Tuesday announced 189 candidates in its first list for next month's Karnataka state elections. A second list is expected soon for the elections to the 224-seat assembly scheduled on May 10.
Following are the top highlights from the BJP candidates list:
- Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will contest from his Shiggaon constituency.
- BY Vijayendra, former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's son, will contest from his father's Shikaripura seat.
- V Somanna to contest against Congress' Siddaramaiah from Varuna.
- R Ashok will contest from Kanakpura against Congress' DK Shivakumar; Mr Ashok will contest from two seats.
- BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi will contest from Chikkamagaluru
- State Minister B Sriramulu to contest from Bellary Rural seat.
- Key BJP leaders, Ramesh Jarkiholi and Govind M Karjol, will contest from Gokak and Mudhol, respectively.
- There are 52 fresh candidates among the 189 names announced today.
- As many as 32 candidates are Other Backward Classes (OBC); 30 are Scheduled Castes (SC).
- Nine candidates are doctors, five lawyers and two retired bureaucrats. There are eight women in the first list.
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