Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Mar 25: The Congress party released its first list of 124 candidates for the upcoming legislative assembly elections.
It is confirmed that former chief minister and leader of opposition Siddaramaiah will be contesting from Varuna constituency. D K Shivakumar will be contesting from Kanakapura. H C Mahadevappa from T Narasipur, Darshan, son of late Dhruva Narayan from Nanjanagud, Chaluvanarayanaswamy from Nagamangala, Muniyappa from Devanahalli and Ashok Keni from Bidar south are the other candidates announced by the party.
U T Khader (left) and Mithun Rai
(From L to R): Vinay Kumar Sorake, Gopal Poojary and Dinesh Hegde Molahalli
In coastal region, U T Khader is offered ticket from Mangaluru, Mithun Rai from Moodbidri, Rakshit Shivaram from Beltangady, Ramanath Rai from Bantwal, Krishnappa G from Sullia, Gopal Poojary from Byndoor, Vinay Kumar Sorake from Kaup and Dinesh Hegde Molahalli from Kundapur legislative constituency.