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The third list of 43 candidates for the upcoming elections in Karnataka was revealed by the Congress party on Saturday. Laxman Savadi, a former state deputy chief executive, is the candidate the party is running in the Athani district. Kothur G. Manjunath has been assigned the Kolar seat. This comes after the Congress attacked the BJP, alleging that the party had mistreated its leaders. Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah stated in a media interview that the BJP should not have handled Savadi in this manner by not even giving him a ticket, notwithstanding the fact that he is a senior party official.
“Laxman Savadi (by the BJP) was not given a ticket. He is a prominent leader, and the BJP shouldn’t have handled him this way. The only stipulation Savadi (to Congress) has made is that he be treated rightly and with respect, the speaker continued.
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The same was emphasised by D K Shivakumar, the head of the Karnataka Congress, who also added that, Laxman Savadi was humiliated by the BJP. Laxman Savadi believes he has been humiliated (by the BJP),” he remarked that they must send such outstanding leaders to Congress. Approximately 9–10 currently serving lawmakers would like to join them, but there is no room for them. Check more updates here
On Friday, the BJP responded angrily to the Congress’ choice to nominate Laxman Savadi, a former deputy chief minister of Karnataka who just defected to the party. “Even after losing the election, the BJP made him deputy CM and then MLC. Even after that, he is going to a party (Congress) with such disputes where the leaders are divided into two groups,” said Arun Singh, BJP Karnataka’s in-charge. He made a serious error that he will come to regret.
On 209 of the state’s 224 assembly seats, Congress has so far declared candidates.
Prior to the Election Commission’s publication of the election schedule, the Karnataka Congress released its initial list of 124 candidates for the state’s Assembly elections. Also Check: Excise policy case continues: CBI summons Delhi CM
Congress declared in a release that DK Shivakumar will run from the Kanakapura constituency. Priyank Kharge will run from the Chitapur (SC) district. The Congress high command gave the leader the same constituency in anticipation of Siddaramaiah running from Varuna.
The Sarvodaya Karnataka Party has been designated to run for one of the 42 seats on the second list, which included 41 candidates from the Congress. The Melukote assembly district has been designated by the Congress for Darshan Puttannaiah of the Sarvodaya Karnataka Party. The party had previously declared candidates for 124 seats.
Four leaders who recently joined the Congress have been allocated tickets on the second list. They are Baburao Chinchansur, N Y Gopalakrishna, S R Srinivas, and V S Patil.
