JD(S) Candidate List 2023 Karnataka Assembly Elections
So far, the Janata Dal (Secular) has released three lists of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections on May 10.
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UPDATE: The JD(S) has released its third list of 59 candidates for the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023. As per news agency ANI, the party announced support to Congress candidate Darshan Dhruvanarayan in Nanjanagudu constituency.
Ayanur Manjunath, who resigned from BJP, will contest from Shivamogga central constituency. Raghu Achar, who joined JD(S) after quitting the Congress party will contest from Chitradurga.
Karnataka Elections 2023
The Congress, BJP, AAP, and other parties have all released their lists of candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections which are scheduled for May 10, 2023. However, the Janata Dal Party shocked everyone by announcing their candidate’s list for the upcoming Karnataka elections in 2023 before other parties. For the upcoming Assembly elections in May 2023, the Janata Dal (S) unveiled their initial list of 93 candidates in December of the previous year. On Friday, April 14, the party unveiled a second list of candidates for the elections that comprised 49 members.
Raghu Achar, a former Congress MLC, is contesting the election from Chitradurga. He recently joined the JD(S) after Congress refused to provide him a ticket. The party also said that HD Kumaraswamy, a former chief minister and prominent JD(S) leader, will fight from Channapattana, and that his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy will contest from Rama Nagar. According to Kumaraswamy, the JD(S) intends to take 123 of the 224 seats in the Karnataka Assembly elections.
Dr. Devraj Patil, who left the Congress after being refused a ticket, switched to the Janata Dal (S) on Saturday and will contest the election from the Bagalkote district. In the meantime, NR Santosh, a family member and former personal assistant of former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, also joined the JD(S).
Former MLA Dr. Bharathi Shankar will contest from Varuna, where she will face off against Siddaramaiah, a prominent Congress leader and former chief minister. AB Malaka Reddy, a former minister, is contesting the Karnataka Assembly elections from Yadgir.
