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<\/div>\nBasavaraj Bommai will contest from his Shiggaon constituency. (file)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
New Delhi: <\/b> Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will contest from his Shiggaon constituency.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n BY Vijayendra, former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s son, will contest from his father’s Shikaripura seat.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n V Somanna to contest against Congress’ Siddaramaiah from Varuna.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n R Ashok will contest from Kanakpura against Congress’ DK Shivakumar; Mr Ashok will contest from two seats.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi will contest from Chikkamagaluru<\/p>\n<\/li>\n State Minister B Sriramulu to contest from Bellary Rural seat.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Key BJP leaders, Ramesh Jarkiholi and Govind M Karjol, will contest from Gokak and Mudhol, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n There are 52 fresh candidates among the 189 names announced today.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n As many as 32 candidates are Other Backward Classes (OBC); 30 are Scheduled Castes (SC).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Nine candidates are doctors, five lawyers and two retired bureaucrats. There are eight women in the first list.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe BJP tonight announced 189 candidates in its first list for next month’s Karnataka state elections. A second list is expected soon for the elections to the 224-seat assembly scheduled on May 10. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nFollowing are the top highlights from the BJP candidates list:<\/h2>\n
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