Apr 10, 2018 11:49 AM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Karnataka LIVE: BJP's 2nd list of candidates likely on April 11, says Yeddyurappa
Live updates from the state of Karnataka, which is heading for crucial Assembly polls in May. This blog will keep an eye on the election campaigns and the latest political developments in the state.
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BJP's 2nd list of candidates likely on April 11: Yeddyurappa
Congress set to release final list by April 15
BJP's 2nd list of candidates likely on April 11: Yeddyurappa
The BJP's Karnataka unit chief B S Yeddyurappa today said the second list of party candidates for the May 12 assembly election in the state was likely to be announced on April 11.
The former chief minister also announced that he would file his nomination from Shikaripura in Shivamogga district on April 19.
"We have announced a list of 72 candidates last night, day-after-tomorrow another list of 65-70 candidates will be released. Later, in the days to come remaining candidates list will be announced," he told reporters here.
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Congress set to release final list by April 15
The Congress looks to release the final list of its candidate for the Karantaka Assembly election by April 15, according to OneIndia. The Congress has finalised 130 names for the elections. The remaining are to be decided over a meet on Thurdsay.
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Read the full story by Ramakrishna Upadhya here.
In Karnataka elections, Congress veteran Kharge faces dynasty problems of his own
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has for long remained an unassailable leader of Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district in North Karnataka. But his attempts to promote his son Priyank at the cost of other long-serving party men threatens to erode his position and even derail his chief ministerial ambitions. Read the full story.
Hello! This live blog will track the latest developments from the southern, poll-bound state of Karnataka. The voting is scheduled to happen on April 12. The counting will happen on May 15.
Both, the ruling Congress party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have already begun intense campaigning in the state. The Presidents of both parties, Rahul Gandhi and Amit Shah respectively, have already completed multiple rounds of campaigning.