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Karnataka polls: Siddaramaiah to contest from Varuna, D.K Sivakumar from Kanakpura

By IANS | Updated: March 25, 2023 09:50 IST

New Delhi, March 25 Congress has released a list of 124 seats for Karnataka Assembly elections fielding Siddaramaiah ...

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New Delhi, March 25 Congress has released a list of 124 seats for Karnataka Assembly elections fielding Siddaramaiah from Varuna and D.K. Sivakumar from Kanakpura.

Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed his desire to contest from two seats.

Besides, H.K Patil, Rizwan Arshad, Kaneez Fatima, U.T Khader, H. Nagesh,Dinesh Gundu Rao have also been given tickets.

The party's Central Election Committee met on March 17 and deliberated on each seat.

Congress' state chief Shivakumar has ruled out the possibility of any alliance in the state.

According to sources, some sitting MLAs may not be given a chance to recontest.

Currently, the Congress has 68 MLAs in the 224-member House. The state screening committee has already prepared a list comprising names for most of the constituencies.

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