Congress meets to finalise 2nd list of candidates for K’taka polls

Ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that the party will conduct an extensive discussion on candidates for the remaining 100 seats in the State. The Congress had on March 25 announced its first list of 124 candidates for the polls, which included names of former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and State party president DK Shivakumar. “There is a meeting of our selection committee, the remaining 100 seats will be discussed. People on the committee will give their opinion, and after that, a decision will be taken,” said Kharge. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar, Senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala, Congress Bangalore Rural MP DK Suresh, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal and veteran leader Mohsina Kidwai were seen arriving at the All India Congress Committee office for a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee. Elections are slated to be held in Karnataka in a single phase on May 10, and counting of votes will take place on May 13.