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Ahead of the upcoming Karnataka assembly polls, Rajanandini, the daughter of veteran Congress leader and former Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday.

The saffron party declared candidates for 189 constituencies out of the total 224 and the list includes 52 new faces

Announcing its first list of 189 candidates on Tuesday, the BJP pitted senior Minister R Ashoka against Siddaramaiah in the Varuna Assembly segment, while V Somanna would take on Shivakumar in Kanakapura.

Though the party has fielded 52 fresh faces, 96 sitting MLAs or their kin will contest the May 10 elections, including 12 MLAs who were elected on a BJP ticket after defecting from Congress and JD(S) in 2019.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader BS Yediyurappa said on Wednesday that the party announced candidates for 189 seats

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 Congress Candidates: The Congress has released two list of candidates so far for the upcoming Karnataka election 2023.

Rumours that veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa is unhappy, one name on top of his list is ticket for younger son from family turf.

Polling is in less than a month and reports say tickets to accommodate turncoats from Congress and JD(S) as well as to some senior leaders and their family members is holding up the list. Congress has released its second list on April 6.

The BJP aims to come back to power in the southern state with an absolute majority and has set a target of winning at least 150 of the total 224 seats

Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday declared 189 candidates for Karnataka assembly polls as it sought to strike a balance in terms of representation of various castes and communities while putting up "strong candidates" against senior Congress leaders.