Congress announces 6 more candidates for Karnataka by-election
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Bengaluru, Nov 17, 2019: The opposition Congress has announced the names of six more candidates for contesting the upcoming Assembly by-election in Karnataka on December 5.
"Interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the names of the candidates for contesting the Karnataka assembly by-elections," Congress general secretary Mukul Wasnik said in a statement issued in New Delhi on Saturday.
The candidates announced by the Congress party are GB Mangasuli (Athani), BA Kage (Kagwad), Lakha Jarkiholi (Gokak), Venkatrao Ghorpade (Vijayanagara), Rizwan Arshad (Shivajinagara) and K.B. Chandrashekar (KR Pet).
Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi has approved the following candidates for the ensuing bye-elections to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka. pic.twitter.com/UwGjkqLddw
— Congress (@INCIndia) November 16, 2019
The candidates announced by the Congress party are GB Mangasuli (Athani), BA Kage (Kagwad), Lakha Jarkiholi (Gokak), Venkatrao Ghorpade (Vijayanagara), Rizwan Arshad (Shivajinagara) and K.B. Chandrashekar (KR Pet).
However, the party is yet to announce a candidate for the Yeshwanthapura seat in Bengaluru north.