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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. While addressing the press conference BJPs National General Secretary Arun Singh said, "Today we have released the list of 189 candidates. 52 out of 189 are fresh candidates". India News | Karnataka Elections: BJP Releases First List with 8 Women, 52 New Faces, 8 Social Activists, V Somanna and Siddaramaiah Face to Face in the Election Battle.

While there are several new faces in the list, the ones to watch out for are V Somanna and R Ashoka. Both are contesting two Congress stalwarts, Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar.

Ahead of the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha president Vanathi Srinivasan today said the party will ensure that not a single woman is left behind without supporting the BJP.

While addressing the press conference BJP's National General Secretary Arun Singh said, "Today we have released the list of 189 candidates. 52 out of 189 are fresh candidates".

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. BJP on Tuesday announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls and Shettars name was excluded. India News | Karnataka Polls: Will Meet JP Nadda Today, Expecting Positive Things, Says Jagadish Shettar.

BJP cadre and leaders were expecting a list full of surprises and new names. But the list has turned out to be a big hype with some cosmetic changes. Even though the party boasts of fielding 52 new faces, most are from Congress and JDS stronghold of Old Mysore, where the BJP is a third player

Four sitting legislators were dropped in the first list of 189 candidates.

Ahead of the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha president Vanathi Srinivasan on Wednesday said the party will ensure that not a single woman is left behind without supporting the BJP.

Supporters of several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders protested in Bengaluru on Tuesday as their candidates were denied a ticket in the upcoming assembly election in Karnataka.

A day after Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday held a high-level meeting with the partys top brass in New Delhi.