In poll-bound Karnataka, candidates from BJP, Congress and other parties as well as independents are filing their papers in large numbers today. About 60 BJP candidates, including Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri, Araga Jnanendra and B Sriramulu are filing nominations today.
Earlier on Monday, the BJP announced its third list of 10 candidates for the Hubballi-Dharwad Central seat. With the announcement of 10 more candidates, the BJP has so far declared 222 candidates for the 224 seats in the state assembly.
hours after former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar joined the Congress as the electioneering picked up momentum in the southern state with the nomination process to end in two days.
Jagadish Shettar’s resignation from the BJP and his joining the Congress have made Hubballi-Dharwad Central a key battleground in the assembly polls. Shettar, a six-time MLA, represented the seat in the outgoing assembly and was keen to be given a ticket from the constituency. He is the second senior leader from the Lingayat community to leave the ruling BJP and join Congress in the past four days. Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi joined the Congress on Friday.
The process of nominations has also picked up momentum, with senior leaders from various parties filing their papers. Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar filed his nomination from the Kanakapura constituency. Former Prime Minister HD Dewegowda’s grandson Nikhil Kumaraswamy on Monday filed his nomination as a candidate for the Janata Dal-Secular ticket from the Ramanagara seat.
JD-S leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy filed his nomination from the Channapatna assembly constituency. Nomination process for the 10 May assembly polls.
