BJP announced its candidates for the upcoming MLC elections in the State scheduled for June 2018, on Wednesday.
The candidates are: senior party leader from Shivamogga Ayanur Manjunath for South West Graduates constituency, Ganesh Karnik for South West Teachers constituency, B. Niranjan Murthy for South Teachers constituency, K.B. Srinivas for North East Graduates constituency, Dr. Haalanur S. Lepakshi for South East Teachers constituency and a recent entrant into the party A. Devegowda for Bengaluru Graduates constituency.
The candidates were finalised at a Central Election Committee meeting chaired by party president Amit Shah on Wednesday during which Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also present.