Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party Leader BS Yediyurappa said on Wednesday that after several days of intense deliberations, the BJP on yesterday had announced candidates for 189 seats, of which it will win a minimum of 125 in the state assembly polls, while adding that the second list will be released by tonight.
Speaking to the Media, Yediyurappa said, “Out of the 189 seats that were announced on Tuesday, 52 are new. We will win a minimum of 125 to 130 seats out of the 189 seats that were announced on Tuesday. We are happy with the announcement. We will form government in Karnataka. I think the second list of candidates will be released by tonight.” When asked about KS Eshwarappa quitting electoral politics, the former Chief Minister said that he had voluntarily written to the party’s national president, JP Nadda, regarding not contesting the elections.
“Eshwarappa voluntarily wrote a letter to the party president saying that he will work for the party and does not want to contest,” he said.
Speaking about Jagadish Shettar, a former Karnataka Chief Minister and six-time BJP MLA whose name was missing from the first list of the list released by the party on Tuesday, Yediyurappa said that there is a maximum chance of his name appearing in the second list
