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In a strategic move, the BJP has allowed senior leaders R Ashoka and V Somanna, to contest against Congress stalwarts D K Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah in Kanakapura and Varuna, respectively.

With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) releasing the first list of candidates for 189 out of the 224 seats for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, the party fielded former Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao from the Chamrajpet constituency.

Karnataka appears set for big fights in two constituencies as the ruling BJP has fielded formidable leaders against Congress heavyweights Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar in a dramatic...

The polling will take place for 224 seats in the state assembly on May 10 and the counting of votes will take place on May 13. 

"Today we have released the list of 189 candidates. 52 new faces, 8 women, and 8 social activists have been given tickets," said Arun Singh.

After what seemed like a long wait, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday night released its first list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections, betting high on new faces as it faces a tough battle owing to mounting anti-incumbency. 

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and six-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Jagadish Shettar said that he will meet the partys national president JP Nadda on Wednesday and he is expecting positive things will happen.

With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) giving tickets to 52 new faces in its first list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections, the party's national general secretary CT Ravi on Wednesday said the BJP stand apart from other parties as it keeps on experimenting.

Rajanandinis father and former Karnataka Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa said,

With BJP giving tickets to 52 new faces in its first list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections, the party's national general secretary CT Ravi on Wednesday said BJP stand apart from other parties as it keeps on experimenting.