BS Yeddyurappa release first list of 69 contestant for May 5 Election

With election commission announcing the date for the election for Karnataka General Assembly as May 5.  All the major party have come into action with getting ready to prepare their list of candidates for the general election.  There is a lot stake for each party in this election.

For BJP it is do a die situation, after Yeddyurappa has quit from BJP and formed his own party called “Karnataka Janata Party” (KJP), which has also displayed its mark in the local bodies election with winning about 300 seats.  The same number has been decreased from the total count of BJP local seats during this elections.

For Congress, it will be a happy mood, as the major fight will be between BJP and KJP, this will help them to gain.  The only loss for them is their party member B SriRamulu who has formed his own party called BSR Congress.

So lets come back to the list of B S Yeddyurappa candidates first list of 69 people.  KJP will contesting on all 224 seats and has no plans to support any party for the election.  Yeddyurappa has made it clear that he will not join BJP again.

• Yeddyurappa – Shikaripura
• Shobha Karandlaje – Rajajinagara
• C M Udasi – Hanagal
• Vittal Katakadonda - Nagathana-
• Appanna – Chamundeswari
• Bhanumathi – Chamarajpet
• Harathalu Halappa – Soraba
• Nehru Olekar – Haveri
• Chandrappa – Holalkere
• Kanakagiri - Basavaraj D
• Gurunath - Chittapura (SC)
• Chincholi – Sunil Valyapure (SC)

In the list of 69 candidates, there are 3 women, 14 from SC and 8 from ST. Also there 3 Muslims and Christian candidates who will contesting in these election.