Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge indicated that despite Siddaramaiah leading the party's poll campaign in the state, he may not be retained on the post. The Congress is yet to officially name Siddaramaiah as its CM candidate.
The Karnataka chief minister accused the central government of deliberately targeting his party leaders and asked why no action was being taken against BJP leaders like Yeddyurappa and Jagdish Shettar.
Yeddyurappa's son was expected to go against Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra for the Varuna constituency in the forthcoming Karnataka Assembly elections.
The survey predicts a loss of 31 seats for Congress while a gain of 49 seats for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The BJP has fielded G Somashekhara Reddy in Ballari city, and his elder brother and former Ballari Lok Sabha member G Karunakara Reddy in Harappanahalli in Davanagere district.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be contesting from Badami seat from where the party had earlier given ticket to Dr Devraj Patil. Siddaramaiah is also contesting the May 12 elections from Chamundeshwari seat.
The polling to elect a new Karnataka Assembly will be held on May 12 while the counting of votes will take place on May 15.
Karnataka will go to polls on May 12. The counting of votes will take place on May 15. The term of the current 224-member legislative Assembly ends on May 28.
Earlier, Siddaramaiah had said that he would soon take a final call for the Badami seat after consulting Congress President Rahul Gandhi.
Siddaramaiah, who has been fielded from Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysuru, said he was under pressure from Congress leaders from Bagalkote and Bijapur districts to contest from Badami.
With announcement of 59 more candidates, the BJP has declared its nominees for 213 seats for the elections to the 224-member state assembly.
Yeddyurappa will be contesting from his hometown Shikaripura in Shivamogga district, about 300 km northwest of Bengaluru, for the eighth time since 1983.
When the BJP president threw the garland towards the statue it failed to land at the right spot. On the other hand, Yeddyurappa got it absolutely right.
Party workers took to the streets in parts of the state to protest the selection of candidates, alleging nepotism as Congress has retained 103 of its 122 candidates instead of giving preference to new faces.
According to Owaisi, his party feels that both the national parties, the BJP and Congress, have failed to live up to the expectations and hope of the people of Karnataka
The Assembly election is Karnataka is being seen as a battle of prestige between the Congress and the BJP as it is the only major state where the Congress is in power at present.
Soon after the party released the first list of 218 candidates on Sunday, many Congress hopefuls, who were denied tickets, threatened to resign from the party.
Elections to the 224 seats of Karnataka Assembly will be conducted on May 12 and the results will be declared on May 15.
The announcement was made in a late evening press conference by Union Minister JP Nadda.
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