New Delhi: The first list of 124 Congress candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka was released on Saturday. These candidates will contest with former chief minister Siddaramaiah being fielded from his Varuna seat.
Pradesh Congress Committee chief D K Shivakumar will contest the elections from his Kanakapura assembly constituency, according to the list.
The party has fielded former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara from the Koratagere (SC) constituency. Former ministers KH Muniappa and Priyank Kharge will contest from Devanahalli and Chitapur (SC), respectively. Priyank is the son of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
The party's central election committee cleared the first list of candidates after a meeting in Delhi on March 17. The committee is chaired by Congress chief Kharge. Rahul Gandhi was also present at the meeting.
The Congress is the first party to release its candidates' list for the elections in Karnataka. The Election Commission is yet to announce the schedule for assembly polls in the southern state.
Assembly polls in Karnataka are slated before May when the tenure of the current assembly ends. The Congress is seeking to wrest power from the BJP in the southern state.
(With inputs from PTI)
