Karnataka polls: Congress announces third list, Siddaramaiah fails to get ticket from Kolar

The Congress in Karnataka on Saturday denied ticket to former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to contest from the constituency of Kolar.

The party released its third list of 43 candidates for the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka.

It fielded former Mulbagal MLA Kothur G Manjunath from Kolar – the second seat from where Siddaramaiah wanted to contest. Siddaramaiah, the leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, will now contest from his home turf of Varuna in Mysuru district.

Several senior state Congress leaders had reportedly opposed Siddaramaiah contesting from two seats. The Congress high command asked him to drop the plan saying Varuna, which is currently represented by his son Yathindra Siddaramaiah, is a safer bet, according to The News Minute.

Third list of Congress candidates finalised by the CEC for the Karnataka assembly elections 2023. pic.twitter.com/BXeEs9pgSz— Congress (@INCIndia) April 15, 2023

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a rally on Sunday in Kolar, the same place where he delivered a speech ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi.

On March 23, a court in Surat sentenced the Congress politician to two years imprisonment for the remark.

On Saturday, Manjunath told reporters that he was surprised to find his name in the list since he along with...

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