Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 13 (ANI): Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Thursday distributed the ‘B’ type to the social gathering candidates forward of their submitting nomination for the state meeting elections.
The Congress declared 124 candidates in its first checklist and one other 42 candidates within the second checklist of 224 seats on which elections might be held on Might 10. The counting of votes will happen on Might 13.
Type B is a nomination paper for contesting meeting polls. The social gathering is anticipated to announce remaining candidates quickly.
With the Karnataka Meeting polls drawing close to, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday appointed a fifth working president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.
Whereas Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar is the KPCC president, the social gathering already has 4 different working presidents – Ramalinga Reddy, Eshwar Khandre, Saleem Ahmed and Satish Jarkiholi. BN Chandrappa has been appointed a brand new working president.
Chandrappa was elected a Lok Sabha member from Chitradurga in 2014.
The ruling BJP at present holds a majority within the Meeting with 119 seats whereas the Congress and the JD(S) have 75 and 28 seats respectively.
All three key political gamers within the state — BJP, Congress and the JD(S) — have been exchanging barbs with the ballot marketing campaign choosing up momentum. (ANI)
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