Karnataka Congress state chief DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said that the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) will be meeting tomorrow (Thursday) to finalise the list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
The Congress is expected to release the list of a few candidates before 11 am tomorrow, according to a statement by party spokesperson and MP Randeep Singh Surjewala.
"Before 11 am tomorrow, a list (of candidates) will be released. The CEC will continue its decision on the remaining few seats tomorrow at 2.30 pm. My question to BJP is why are they scared, why haven't they released a single name," said Congress MP Randeep Surjewala.
Congress has already released the first list of candidates.
DK Shivakumar and Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah, who are Chief Ministerial aspirants in the event of the party coming to power in Karnataka, are among the prominent leaders who figured in the first list of candidates for the Assembly polls.
While Shivakumar is predictably contesting from Kanakapura, Siddaramaiah is returning to his home turf of Varuna in Mysuru district, which is currently represented by his son Yathindra Siddaramaiah.
Yathindra's name does not figure for any other segment in the first list of 124 candidates.
Karnataka has a total of 224 Assembly constituencies. The polling in the state will take place on May 10 and the results will be declared on May 13.
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