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Gandhi will inaugurate the newly constructed Indira Gandhi Bhavan

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a party rally on Sunday in Kolar, the same place where he made a remark on the Modi surname for which he was convicted of criminal defamation and also stripped of his Parliament membership.

The Congress on Saturday released its third list of 43 candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections, fielding ex-BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi from Athani assembly seat. The Congress did not field former chief minister Siddharamaiah from Kolar assembly constituency and instead fielded Kothur G Manjunath from the seat, according to the list.

The Congress fielded former Governor Margaret Alvas son Nivedit Alva from the Kumta assembly seat.

The Congress on Saturday announced its third list of 43 candidates for the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, and turned down the request of senior leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to contest from the second seat - Kolar.

The rally was originally slated to take place on April 5, just days after Gandhi was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha. It was then postponed a total of three times – from April 5 to 6, to 9 to 10, and now to April 16.

Rahul Gandhis visit to Kolar on Sunday is important for the party ahead of the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka.

The party has allotted the ticket to Kothur Manjunath. According to sources in the party, the invisible hands within Congress have denied the safer option to Siddaramaiah by denying him ticket to contest from two constituencies.Sidd

The Kolar seat went to Kothur G Manjunath, whom the former chief minister had brought to the Congress fold.

Rahul Gandhi Kolar Rally: According to state Congress sources, the former AICC president will arrive in Bengaluru on Sunday morning, and travel to Kolar where he will address the 'Jai Bharat' rally organised by the party.