key candidate

Revenue minister R. Ashoka of the BJP will take on D.K. Shivakumar, who is a seven-time MLA, in Kanakapura in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election. Ashoka, who belongs to the Vokkaliga community, is considered a close aide of former chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa. Ashok is also contesting from Padmanabhanagar of Bengaluru.