Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Siddaramaiah gets to contest only one seat

Siddaramaiah wanted to contest from Badami too.

Bengaluru, April 15, 2018 23:44 IST

Updated: April 15, 2018 23:44 IST

Congress announces list of 218 candidates.

After intense discussions for three days in New Delhi, the Congress on Sunday announced candidates for 218 out of the total 224 constituencies for Karnataka.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will contest only from one seat — Chamundeshwari in Mysuru.

The request by Mr. Siddaramaiah to contest from Badami in Bagalkot district too was been shot down by the party high command stating that it would send the wrong message to the electorate. The Chief Minister had contested from the neighbouring Varuna in 2013.

State Congress president G. Parameshwara has been given ticket to contest from Koratagere in Tumakuru, while Yatheendra, the Chief Minister’s son, will contest from Varuna.

All seven JD(S) MLAs, who joined the Congress last month, as well as MLAs from other parties who switched sides, have been given ticket.

Senior Congress leaders in the list include Ministers Kagodu Thimmappa, D. K. Shivakumar, K.J. George and M.B. Patil, Speaker K.B. Koliwad and Congress working presidents Dinesh Gundu Rao and S.R. Patil.