Karnataka Assembly Poll: Congress releases second list of its candidates

Bengaluru: Congress on Thursday declared its second list of 42 candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections. 

However, no decision has yet been taken on who would contest from Kolar even as former chief minister Siddaramaiah has expressed a desire to contest from the constituency.

According to sources, the Congress top brass has asked Siddaramaiah to contest from his traditional stronghold of Varuna in the Mysuru district, where his son doctor Yatindra Siddaramaiah won in the 2018 Assembly Elections.

In the Melukote constituency, the Congress has decided to back the Sarvodaya Karnataka Party candidate Darshan Puttannaiah, the son of famed K S Puttanaiah.

Elections are slated to be held in Karnataka in a single phase on May 10, and the counting of votes will take place on May 13. (with Agency inputs)

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