The Congress party released the first list of candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections on Saturday.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and State Party President DK Shivakumar are among the 124 candidates on the first list. Siddaramaiah will run from the Varuna constituency, while DK Shivakumar will run from Kanakapura.
Earlier, Siddaramaiah expressed interest in running for the Kolar constituency, but the Congress High Command told him to abandon the plan due to disagreements among the party’s local leaders in the constituency.
The party has fielded M Roopakala from the Kolar Gold Field constituency.
DK Shivakumar, earlier, on March 6, talked up his party’s prospects in the upcoming elections, claiming that the ruling BJP would not be able to secure more than 65 seats.
Shivakumar claimed that all the people in his state, including farmers, were saying this.
“We have almost finalised 75 per cent of seat allotments. A decision on all seats will be taken soon after we will send the names of candidates to the high command for its approval,” he added.
