The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its first list of 189 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections - at a press briefing at the party headquarters in New Delhi. The party's national general secretary Arun Singh announced that out of the total candidates, 52 have received a ticket for the first time. He added that 32 candidates belong to the OBC community, 20 from SC, and 16 from ST.
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See the full list of BJP's 1st list of candidates and their constituencies for the Karnataka elections:
- Basavaraj Bommai - Shiggaon constituency
- BY Vijayendra - Shikaripura constituency
- Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle - Nippani constituency
- Ramesh Katti - Chikkodi-Sadalga constituency
- B Sriramulu - Bellary Rural constituency
- Dr Sudhakar K - Chikkaballapur constituency
- Dr Ashwathnarayan CN - Malleshwaram constituency
- R Ashoka - Padmanabhanagar constituency
- R Ashoka - Kanakapura constituency
- Mahesh Kumathalli - Athani constituency
- Shrimant Balasaheb Patil - Kagwad constituency
- P Rajeev - Kudachi (SC) constituency
- Duryodhan Mahalingappa Aihole - Raybag (SC) constituency
- Nikhil Katti - Hukkeri constituency
- Balachandra Jarakiholi - Arabhavi constituency
- Ramesh Jarakiholi - Gokak constituency
- Basavaraj Hundri - Yemkanmardi (ST) constituency
- Dr Ravi Patil - Belgaum Uttar constituency
- Abhay Patil - Belgaum Dakshin constituency
- Nagesh Mannolkar - Belgaum Rural constituency
- Vittal Halagekar - Khanapur constituency
- Mahantesh Doddagoudar - Kittur constituency
- Jagdish Channappa Metgud - Bailhongal constituency
- Ratna Vishwanath Mamani - Saundatti Yellamma constituency
- Chikka Revanna - Ramdurg constituency
- Govind Karjol - Mudhol (SC) constituency
- Siddu Savadi - Terdal constituency
- Jagadish Gudagunti - Jamkhandi constituency
- Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani - Bilgil constituency
- Shantha Gowda Patil - Badami constituency
- Veerabhadrayya Charantimath - Bagalkot constituency
- Doddanagouda G Patil - Hungund constituency
- AS Patil Nadahalli - Muddebihal constituency
- Vijugouda S Patil - Babaleshwar constituency
- BR Patil (Yatnal) - Bijapur constituency
- Ramesh Bhusanur - Sindgi constituency
- Malikaiah Guttedar - Afzalpur constituency
- Shivanagoudapatil Raddevadagi - Jewargi constituency
- Narasimha Nayak (Rajugouda) - Shorapur constituency
- Ameenreddy Yalagi - Shahapur constituency
- Venkatareddy Mudnal - Yadgir constituency
- Manikanta Rathod - Chittapur (SC) constituency
- Avinash Jadhav - Chincholi (SC) constituency
- Basavaraj Mattimod - Gulbarga Rural (SC) constituency
- Dattatraya Patil Revoor - Gulbarga Dakshin constituency
- Chandrakant Patil - Gulbarga Uttar constituency
- Subhash Guttedar - Aland constituency
- Sharanu Salagar - Basavakalyan constituency
- Siddu Patil - Humnabad constituency
- Shailendra Beldale - Bidar South constituency
- Prabhu Chavan - Aurad (SC) constituency
- Tipparaju Havaldar - Raichur Rural (ST) constituency
- Shivaraj Patil - Raichur constituency
- Shivanagouda Nayak - Devadurga (ST) constituency
- Manappa D Vajjal - Lingsugur (SC) constituency
- K Kariyappa - Sindhanur constituency
- Pratapgouda Patil - Maski (ST) constituency
- Doddanagouda Patil - Kushtagi constituency
- Basavaraj Dadesaguru - Kanakagiri (SC) constituency
- Halappa Basappa Achar - Yelburga constituency
- Dr. Chandru Lamani - Shirahatti (SC) constituency
- Anil Menasinakai - Gadag constituency
- C.C. Patil - Nargund constituency
- Shankar Patil Munenakoppa - Navalgund constituency
- M R Patil - Kundgol constituency
- Amrut Ayyappa Desai - Dharwad constituency
- Dr. Kranti Kiran - Hubli-Dharwad-East (SC) constituency
- Arvind Bellad - Hubli-Dharwad-West constituency
- Sunil Hegde - Haliyal constituency
- Rupali Santosh Nayak - Karwar constituency
- Dinakar Shetty - Kumta constituency
- Sunil Baliya Nayak - Bhatkal constituency
- Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri - Sirsi constituency
- Shivaram Hebbar - Yellapur constituency
- Virupakshappa Ballari - Byadgi constituency
- B.C. Patil - Hirekerur constituency
- Arun Kumar Pujar - Ranibennur constituency
- Krishna Naik - Hadagalli (SC) constituency
- Siddharth Singh - Vijayanagara constituency
- T H Suresh Babu - Kampli (ST) constituency
- M.S. Somalingappa - Siruguppa (ST) constituency
- Gali Somashekhara Reddy - Bellary City constituency
- Shilpa Raghavendra - Sandur (ST) constituency
- Lokesh V Nayaka - Kudligi (ST) constituency
- S. Thippeswamy - Molakalmuru (ST) constituency
- Anilkumar - Challakere (ST) constituency
- G H Thippareddy - Chitradurga constituency
- K. Poornima Srinivas - Hiriyur constituency
- S Lingamurthy - Hosadurga constituency
- M. Chandrappa - Holalkere (SC) constituency
- S V Ramachandra - Jagalur (ST) constituency
- B.P. Harish - Harihar constituency
- M P Renukacharya - Honnali constituency
- Ashok Nayak - Shimoga Rural (SC) constituency
- Mangoti Rudresh - Bhadravati constituency
- Araga Jnanendra - Tirthahalli constituency
- Kumar Bangarappa - Sorab constituency
- Haratalu H. Halappa - Sagar constituency
- Kiran Kumar Kodgi - Kundapura constituency
- Yashpal Suvarna - Udupi constituency
- Gurme Suresh Shetty - Kapu constituency
- V. Sunil Kumar - Karkal constituency
- D. N. Jeevaraj - Sringeri constituency
- C T Ravi - Chikmagalur constituency
- D S Suresh - Tarikere constituency
- K S Prakash - Kadur constituency
- J.C. Madhuswamy - Chikkanayakanahalli constituency
- B.C. Nagesh - Tiptur constituency
- Masala Jayaram - Turuvekere constituency
- D Krishna Kumar - Kunigal constituency
- G.B. Jyothi Ganesh - Tumkur City constituency
- B Suresh Gowda - Tumkur Rural constituency
- Anil Kumar, Retd. IAS - Koratagere (SC) constituency
- Dr. Rajesh Gowda - Sira constituency
- Krishna Nayak - Pavagada (SC) constituency
- L C Nagaraj - Madhugiri constituency
- Dr. Shashidhar - Gauribidanur constituency
- C Muniraju - Bagepalli constituency
- Venu Gopal - Chintamani constituency
- Gunjuru Srinivas Reddy - Srinivaspur constituency
- Shigehalli Sundar - Mulbagal (SC) constituency
- M. Narayanswamy - Bangarapet (SC) constituency
- Varthur Prakash - Kolar constituency
- Manjunath Gowda - Malur constituency
- S.R. Vishwanath - Yelahanka constituency
- B.A. Basavaraj - K.R. Pura constituency
- Thammesh Gowda - Byatarayanapura constituency
- S.T. Somashekar - Yeshvanthapura constituency
- Munirathna Naidu - Rajarajeshwarinagar constituency
- S Muniraju - Dasarahali constituency constituency
- K. Gopalaiah - Mahalakshmi constituency constituency
- Murali - Pulakeshinagar (SC) constituency
- Padmanabha Reddy - Sarvagnanagar constituency
- S. Raghu - C.V. Raman Nagar (SC) constituency
- N. Chandra - Shivajinagar constituency
- Shiva Kumar - Shanti Nagar constituency
- A.R. Sapthagiri Gowda - Gandhi Nagar constituency
- S. Suresh Kumar - Rajaji Nagar constituency
- H Raveendra - Vijay Nagar constituency
- Bhaskar Rao, IPS - Chamrajpet constituency
- Uday Garudachar - Chickpet constituency
- Ravisubramanya - Basavanagudi constituency
- Sridhar Reddy - B.T.M. Layout constituency
- C K Ramamurthy - Jayanagar constituency
- Sathish Reddy - Bommanahalli constituency
- M Krishnappa - Bangalore South constituency
- Hullalli Srinivas - Anekal (SC) constituency
- M.T.B. Nagraj - Hosakote constituency
- Pilla Munishamappa - Devanahalli (SC) constituency
- Dhiraj Muniraju - Doddaballapur constituency
- Sapthagiri Naik - Nelamangala (SC) constituency
- Prasad Gowda - Magadi constituency
- Goutham Gowda - Ramanagaram constituency
- CP Yogeshwar - Channapatna constituency
- Muniraju - Malavalli (SC) constituency
- S P Swamy - Maddur constituency
- Dr. Indresh Kumar - Melukote constituency
- Ashok Jayaram - Mandya constituency
- Indavalu Sachidananda - Shrirangapattana constituency
- Sudha Shivaram - Nagamangala constituency
- Dr. K.C. Narayanagowda - Krishnarajpet constituency
- Hullalli K Suresh - Belur constituency
- Preetham Gowda - Hassan constituency
- Devaraje Gowda - Holenarasipur constituency
- Yoga Ramesh - Arkalgud constituency
- Cement Manju - Sakleshpur (SC) constituency
- Harish Poonja - Belthangady constituency
- Umanath Kotian - Moodabidri constituency
- Y. Bharat Shetty - Mangalore City North constituency
- Vedavyas Kamath - Mangalore City South constituency
- Sathish Kumpala - Mangalore constituency
- Rajesh Naik - Bantval constituency
- Asha Thimmappa - Puttur constituency
- Bhagirathi Murulya - Sullia (SC) constituency
- M P Appachu Ranjan - Madikeri constituency
- K G Bopaiah - Virajpet constituency
- C. H. Vijayashankar - Piriyapatna constituency
- Venkatesh Hosalli - Krishnarajanagara constituency
- Devarahalli Somashekhar - Hunsur constituency
- B. Harshavardhan - Nanjangud (SC) constituency
- Kaveesh Gowda - Chamundeshwari constituency
- L. Nagendra - Chamaraja constituency
- Sandesh Swami - Narasimharaja constituency
- V. Somanna - Varuna constituency
- Dr. Revanna - T. Narasipur (SC) constituency
- Dr. Preetham Nagappa - Hanur constituency
- N. Mahesh - Kollegal (SC) constituency
- V. Somanna - Chamarajanagar constituency
- C.S. Niranjan Kumar - Gundlupet constituency
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