New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its second list of 23 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections. In the second list, BJP named Nagaraja Chabbi, a Congress leader who recently joined the saffron camp, its candidate from Kalghatgi, while SC candidate Ashwini Sampangi was fielded from Kolar Gold Field (KGF). Jagadish Shettar, who is a six-term MLA and a former chief minister, was once again not included in the list. Shettar had met BJP president JP Nadda earlier in the day to stake his claim to contest from his Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency.

The Central Election Committee of the BJP has decided the names of 23 candidates, in the second list, for the ensuing general elections to the legislative assembly of Karnataka. pic.twitter.com/0EXwgkapdO
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On Tuesday, the BJP declared its first list of 189 candidates for the May 10 polls. The list included 52 new faces.

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