LS Polls – BJP releases its 2nd candidate list: Chowta to contest from DK, Kota from Udupi

Team Udayavani, Mar 13, 2024, 7:31 PM IST

BJP announced its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha Elections, including Karnataka, on Wednesday.

The list contains nominees for 72 Lok Sabha Constituencies.

In Karnataka, many MPs have managed to get tickets despite the opposition.

Capt Brijesh Chowta has been fielded from Dakshina Kannada, Kota Srinivas Poojary from Udupi-Chikkamagaluru, whereas Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje has been named from Bengaluru North. Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has been nominated from Mysore.

Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has been fielded from Haveri.

Here is the list of 20 candidates from Karnataka:

Haveri – Basavaraj Bommai
Bangalore Rural – Dr. C.N. Manjunath
Udupi Chikmagalur- Kota Srinivas Poojary
Chikkodi – Annasaheb Jolle (incumbent MP)
Bagalkote – PC Gaddigouder (incumbent MP)
Vijaypur- Ramesh Jigajinagi (incumbent MP)
Kalaburagi – Dr. Umesh Jadhav (incumbent MP)
Bangalore North – Shobha Karandlaje
Dakshina Kannada – Captain Brijesh Chowta
Bangalore South – Tejasvi Surya
Mysore Kodagu – Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar
Tumkur- V. Somanna
Davangere-Gayathri Siddeshwara (Wife of incumbent MP Siddeshwara)
Bellary- S Sriramulu
Shimoga- B. Y. Raghavendra
Chamarajanagar -S Balaraj
Koppala-Dr. Basavaraj Kyavator
Dharwad – Pralhad Joshi
Bidar – Union Minister Bhagwant Khooba

The BJP Central Election Committee has decided on the following names for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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— BJP (@BJP4India) March 13, 2024