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BJP may tie-up with JD(U) in Karnataka

NEW DELHI/BANGALORE: After the initial hesitation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State unit has reportedly decided to continue its national pre-poll alliance with the Janata Dal (United) in Karnataka.

Sources in the BJP said that such a decision had been taken following the party central unit’s suggestion.

However, the party is yet to decide the number of seats to be shared with the Janata Dal (United).

A senior Bharatiya Janata Party functionary told The Hindu that the party was ready to give five seats for the Janata Dal (United), which had five members in the dissolved Assembly. However, the Janata Dal (United) is said to be insisting on getting about 20 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party is learnt to have left it to its central unit to decide the matter.

A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party central unit sought to downplay the demands of the Janata Dal (United) and remarked: “Let the Janata Dal (United) find candidates for contesting the Assembly elections, let it pinpoint the seats it wants, we are ready to accommodate their demands. Our party is all for upholding the ‘coalition dharma.’ But the Janata Dal (United) has to find credible nominees first.”

The BJP is in talks with its alliance partner both in the Capital and in Karnataka as well.

Meanwhile, the Central Election Committee of the BJP, which met in Delhi on Sunday night, released the second list of candidates comprising 35 names for the coming Assembly elections, taking the total number of party nominees to 171.

The party had earlier finalised the names of 136 candidates.

Of the 35 names, which were cleared on Sunday, five are women.

The party has not accommodated three of its members from the dissolved Assembly in the list.

With the releasing of the Sunday’s list, the party has cleared a total of 171 names of candidates.

Sources in the party said that the names of the candidates for the remaining constituencies would be announced at Bangalore in about a few days after consulting the party central leaders over telephone.

The following is the list of 35 candidates: D.M. Ihole (Raibag-SC), Shashikanth Nayak (Hukkeri), Prahalad Remani (Khanapur), K. K. Mendegar (Babaleshwar), Siddanagouda Patil (Sindhagi), Sujatha Patil (Devadurga-ST), Shamanna Huligeppa Narihala (Kanakagiri-SC), Ramanna Lamani (Shirahatti), Chikkanagouda Siddanagouda (Kundgol), Seema Masuthi (Dharwad), Veerabhadra Halaharavi (Hubli-Dharwad East - SC), Shashibhushan Hegde (Kumta), V.S. Patil (Yellapur), L. Madhu Nayak (Hadagali-SC), Savitha Nayak (Hagaribommanahalli-SC), B.P Manjunath (Narasimharaja), Manje Gowda (Chamundeshwari), Puttasidda Shetty (Krishnarajanagara), H.K. Suresh (Hassan), B.N. Ravi (Arsikere), Rudresh (Ramanagara), Narayana Gowda (Doddaballapur), Shyamsundar Gaekwad (Chamarajpet), Pramila Nesargi (Vijayanagar), Ravindra (Govindarajnagar), Prof. Mylarappa (Pulakeshinagar-SC), M. Srinivas (Rajarajesharinagar), A. Ravi (Byatarayanapura), Nandish Reddy (K.R. Puram), Munikrishna (Mulbagal - SC), Lakshmana Gowda (Srinivaspur), Swetha Lokesh (Sidlaghatta), Anjaneya Reddy (Chickaballapur), Gangahanumaiah (Koratagere-SC), and Somalingappa (Siruguppa-ST).

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