There has been a lot of talk and speculative thinking about the potential candidates from each political party for the approaching Assembly elections in Karnataka. It is anticipated that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which will be in power in 2023, will soon announce its slate of candidates. It is intriguing to consider potential candidates for the BJP as electoral excitement spreads throughout the state.
For the BJP, which has been in power for the last two terms, Karnataka Election has been a crucial state. The BJP gained 104 seats in the 224-member House in the 2018 Assembly elections, falling short of a simple majority. However, with the help of independent candidates and representatives from other parties, it was able to form the government.
On May 10, a single phase of the Karnataka Election Assembly Elections for 2023 will take place. May 13, 2023, will mark the announcement of the findings. The Congress, BJP, AAP, and other parties have all released their lists of candidates for this election. The Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, announced its initial list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka election on Tuesday, April 11, following many meetings.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, announced its initial list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka elections on Tuesday, April 11, following many meetings. In the initial list of candidates for the state elections, 52 new names were announced. 32 OBC applicants, 30 SC applicants, and 16 ST applicants all received tickets.
The son of former chief minister S R Bommai and current chief minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, will run for office in Shiggaon. R Ashoka, the minister of revenue, will run for two seats, including Kanakapura.
The son of former Karnataka Chief Minister and top BJP official BS Yediyurappa, BY Vijayendra, will run from Shikaripura. In the Karnataka elections of 2023, State Minister B Sriramulu will contest for the Bellary Rural Assembly seat.
The BJP then revealed a second list of candidates last week that contained 23 members. The amended list excluded Jagdish Shettar, a former chief minister and BJP veteran, and denied seats to seven present MLAs.
Following the BJP’s refusal to give the former deputy chief minister of Karnataka a ticket from the Athani constituency, Laxman Savadi also resigned from the Legislative Council and the party’s primary membership.
Additionally, after failing to secure a ticket, minister and six-term MLA S Angara from the Sullia constituency decided to leave politics. The second list has two women, including Ashwini Sampangi, who will represent Kolar Gold Field.
The third list of 10 candidates for the 2018 Karnataka assembly elections was eventually revealed by the state’s ruling party on April 17. Out of the 224 seats in the state assembly, 222 candidates have been announced by the party so far. Manjula Aravind Limbavali, a BJP legislator, will run in the Mahadevapura district. Additionally, the BJP ran General Secretary Mahesh Tenginkai in the Hubli-Dharwad Central district, which was represented by former CM Jagadish Shettar. Shettar joined Congress on Monday after being turned down for the ticket.
Karnataka Elections 2023
To provide a more inclusive representation of many tribes and genders, the BJP is also likely to field some new faces and female candidates in addition to these leaders. The party is recognized for emphasizing winnability, and it is anticipated that they will give preference to candidates who can win their particular areas and have a strong grassroots network.
The final list may contain some surprises, therefore it’s vital to keep in mind that the candidate list is susceptible to change. Indian National Congress, the BJP’s major rival in the state, is also anticipated to put out a strong candidate slate to challenge the incumbent party.
In conclusion, the BJP’s slate of candidates for the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections is eagerly anticipated, and the party is anticipated to run a combination of its veteran leadership and fresh faces. It is yet unclear who will win the polls, which are important for both the BJP and the opposition parties.
BJP Candidate List 2023 Karnataka Election:
Sr. No. | Name Of Constituencies | Selected Candidates |
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1 | Shiggaon | Basavaraj Bommai |
2 | Nippani | Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle |
3 | Chikkodi – Sadalga | Ramesh Katti |
4 | Athani | Mahesh Kumathalli |
5 | Kagwad | Shrimant Balasaheb Patil |
6 | Kudachi (SC) | P. Rajeev |
7 | Raybag (SC) | Duryodhan Mahalingappa Aihole |
8 | Hukkeri | Nikhil Katti |
9 | Arabhavi | Balachandra Jarakiholi |
10 | Gokak | Ramesh Jarakiholi |
11 | Yemkanmardi (ST) | Basavaraj Hundri |
12 | Belgaum Uttar | Dr. Ravi Patil |
13 | Belgaum Dakshin | Abhay Patil |
14 | Belgaum Rural | Nagesh Mannolkar |
15 | Khanapur | Vittal Halagekar |
16 | Kittur | Mahantesh Doddagoudar |
17 | Bailhongal | Jagdish Channappa Metgud |
18 | Saundatti Yellamma | Ratna Vishwanath Mamani |
19 | Ramdurg | Chikka Revanna |
20 | Mudhol (SC) | Govind Karjol |
21 | Terdal | Siddu Savadi |
22 | Jamkhandi | Jagadish Gudagunti |
23 | Bilgi | Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani |
24 | Badami | Shantha Gowda Patil |
25 | Bagalkot | Veerabhadrayya Charantimath |
26 | Hungund | Doddanagouda G Patil |
27 | Muddebihal | AS Patil Nadahalli |
28 | Babaleshwar | Vijugouda S Patil |
29 | Bijapur City | B R Patil (Yatnal) |
30 | Sindgi | Ramesh Bhusanur |
31 | Afzalpur | Malikaiah Guttedar |
32 | Jewargi | Shivanagoudapatil Raddevadagi |
33 | Shorapur (ST) | Narasimha Nayak (Rajugouda) |
34 | Shahapur | Ameenreddy Yalagi |
35 | Yadgir | Venkatareddy Mudnal |
36 | Chittapur (SC) | Manikanta Rathod |
37 | Chincholi (SC) | Dr. Avinash Jadhav |
38 | Gulbarga Rural (SC) | Basavaraj Mattimod |
39 | Gulbarga Dakshin | Dattatraya Patil Revoor |
40 | Gulbarga Uttar | Chandrakant Patil |
41 | Aland | Subhash Guttedar |
42 | Basavakalyan | Sharanu Salagar |
43 | Humnabad | Siddu Patil |
44 | Bidar South | Dr. Shailendra Beldale |
45 | Aurad (SC) | Prabhu Chavan |
46 | Raichur Rural (ST) | Tipparaju Havaldar |
47 | Raichur | Dr. Shivaraj Patil |
48 | Devedurga (ST) | K Shivanagouda Nayak |
49 | Lingsugur (SC) | Manappa D Vajjal |
50 | Sindhanur | K Kariyappa |
51 | Maski (ST) | Pratapgouda Patil |
52 | Kushtagi | Doddanagouda Patil |
53 | Kanakagiri (SC) | Basavaraj Dadesaguru |
54 | Yelburga | Halappa Basappa Achar |
55 | Shirahatti (SC) | Dr. Chandru Lamani |
56 | Gadag | Anil Menasinakai |
57 | Nargund | C.C. Patil |
58 | Navalgund | Shankar Patil Munenakoppa |
59 | Kundgol | M R Patil |
60 | Dharwad | Amrut Ayyappa Desai |
61 | Hubli-Dharwad-East (SC) | Arvind Bellad |
62 | Hubli-Dharwad-West | Dr. Kranti Kiran |
63 | Haliyal | Sunil Hegde |
64 | Karwar | Rupali Santosh Nayak |
65 | Kumta | Dinakar Shetty |
66 | Bhatkal | Sunil Baliya Nayak |
67 | Sirsi | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri |
68 | Yellapur | Shivaram Hebbar |
69 | Byadgi | Virupakshappa Ballari |
70 | Hirekerur | B.C. Patil |
71 | Ranibennur | Arun Kumar Pujar |
72 | Hadagalli (SC) | Krishna Naik |
73 | Vijayanagara | Siddharth Singh |
74 | Kampli (ST) | T H Suresh Babu |
75 | Siruguppa (ST) | M.S. Somalingappa |
76 | Bellary (ST) | B. Sriramulu |
77 | Bellary City | Gali Somashekhara Reddy |
78 | Sandur (ST) | Shilpa Raghavendra |
79 | Kudligi (ST) | Lokesh V Nayaka |
80 | Molakalmuru (ST) | S. Thippeswamy |
81 | Challakere (ST) | Anilkumar |
82 | Chitradurga | G H Thippareddy |
83 | Hiriyur | K. Poornima Srinivas |
84 | Hosadurga | S Lingamurthy |
85 | Holalkere (SC) | M. Chandrappa |
86 | Jagalur (ST) | S V Ramachandra |
87 | Harihar | B.P. Harish |
88 | Honnali | M P Renukacharya |
89 | Shimoga Rural (SC) | Ashok Nayak |
90 | Bhadravati | Mangoti Rudresh |
91 | Tirthahalli | Araga Jnanendra |
92 | Shikaripur | BY Vijayendra |
93 | Sorab | Kumar Bangarappa |
94 | Sagar | Haratalu H. Halappa |
95 | Kundapura | Kiran Kumar Kodgi |
96 | Udupi | Yashpal Suvarna |
97 | Kapu | Gurme Suresh Shetty |
98 | Karkal | V. Sunil Kumar |
99 | Sringeri | D. N. Jeevaraj |
100 | Chikmagalur | C T Ravi |
101 | Tarikere | D S Suresh |
102 | Kadur | K S Prakash |
103 | Chikkanayakanahalli | J.C. Madhuswamy |
104 | Tiptur | B.C. Nagesh |
105 | Turuvekere | Masala Jayaram |
106 | Kunigal | D Krishna Kumar |
107 | Tumkur City | G.B. Jyothi Ganesh |
108 | Tumkur Rural | B Suresh Gowda |
109 | Koratagere (SC) | Anil Kumar, Retd. IAS |
110 | Sira | Dr. Rajesh Gowda |
111 | Pavagada (SC) | Krishna Nayak |
112 | Madhugiri | LC Nagaraj |
113 | Gauribidanur | Dr. Shashidhar |
114 | Bagepalli | C Muniraju |
115 | Chikkaballapur | Dr. K. Sudhakar |
116 | Chintamani | Venu Gopal |
117 | Srinivaspur | Gunjuru Srinivas Reddy |
118 | Mulbagal (SC) | Shigehalli Sundar |
119 | Bangarapet (SC) | M. Narayanswamy |
120 | Kolar | Varthur Prakash |
121 | Malur | KS Manjunath Gowda |
122 | Yelahanka | S.R. Vishwanath |
123 | K.R. Pura | BA Basavaraj |
124 | Byatarayanapura | Thammesh Gowda |
125 | Yeshvanthapura | S.T. Somashekar |
126 | Rajarajeshwarinagar | Munirathna Naidu |
127 | Dasarahalli | S Muniraju |
128 | Mahalakshmi Layout | K. Gopalaiah |
129 | Malleshwaram | C.N. Ashwathnarayana |
130 | Pulakeshinagar (SC) | Murali |
131 | Sarvagnanagar | Padmanabha Reddy |
132 | C.V. Raman Nagar (SC) | S. Raghu |
133 | Shivajinagar | N. Chandra |
134 | Shanti Nagar | Shiva Kumar |
135 | Gandhi Nagar | A.R. Sapthagiri Gowda |
136 | Rajaji Nagar | S. Suresh Kumar |
137 | Vijay Nagar | H Raveendra |
138 | Chamrajpet | Bhaskar Rao, IPS |
139 | Chickpet | Uday Garudachar |
140 | Basavanagudi | Ravisubramanya |
141 | Padmanaba Nagar | R. Ashoka |
142 | B.T.M. Layout | Sridhar Reddy |
143 | Jayanagar | C K Ramamurthy Shri Sathish Reddy |
144 | Bommanahalli | Sathish Reddy |
145 | Bangalore South | M Krishnappa |
146 | Anekal (SC) | Hullalli Srinivas |
147 | Hosakote | M.T.B. Nagraj |
148 | Devanahalli (SC) | Pilla Munishamappa |
149 | Doddaballapur | Dhiraj Muniraju |
150 | Nelamangala (SC) | Sapthagiri Naik |
151 | Magadi | Prasad Gowda |
152 | Ramanagaram | Goutham Gowda |
153 | Kanakapura | R. Ashok |
154 | Channapatna | CP Yogeshwar |
155 | Malavalli (SC) | Muniraju |
156 | Maddur | S P Swamy |
157 | Melukote | Dr. Indresh Kumar |
158 | Mandya | Ashok Jayaram |
159 | Shrirangapattana | Indavalu Sachidananda |
160 | Nagamangala | Sudha Shivaram |
161 | Krishnarajpet | Dr. K.C. Narayanagowda |
162 | Belur | Hullalli K Suresh |
163 | Hassan | J Preetham Gowda |
164 | Holenarasipur | Devaraje Gowda |
165 | Arkalgud | Yoga Ramesh |
166 | Sakleshpur (SC) | Cement Manju |
167 | Belthangady | Harish Poonja |
168 | Moodabidri | Umanath Kotian |
169 | Mangalore City North | Y. Bharat Shetty |
170 | Mangalore City South | Vedavyas Kamath |
171 | Mangalore | Sathish Kumpala |
172 | Bantval | Rajesh Naik |
173 | Puttur | Asha Thimmappa |
174 | Sullia (SC) | Bhagirathi Murulya |
175 | Madikeri | M P Appachu Ranjan |
176 | Virajpet | K G Bopaiah |
177 | Piriyapatna | C. H. Vijayashankar |
178 | Krishnarajanagara | Venkatesh Hosalli |
179 | Hunsur | Devarahalli Somashekhar |
180 | Nanjangud (SC) | B. Harshavardhan |
181 | Chamundeshwari | Kaveesh Gowda |
182 | Chamaraja | L. Nagendra |
183 | Narasimharaja | Sandesh Swami |
184 | Varuna | V. Somanna |
185 | T. Narasipur (SC) | Dr. Revanna |
186 | Hanur | Dr. Preetham Nagappa |
187 | Kollegal (SC) | N. Mahesh |
188 | Chamarajanagar | V. Somanna |
189 | Gundlupet | C.S. Niranjan Kumar |
190 | Devar Hippargi | Somanagouda Patil (Sasanur) |
191 | Basavana Bagevadi | SK Bellubbi |
192 | Indi | Kasagouda Biradar |
193 | Gurmitkal | Lalitha Anapur |
194 | Bidar | Eshwar Singh Thakur |
195 | Bhalki | Prakash Khandre |
196 | Gangawati | Paranna Munavalli |
197 | Kalghatgi | Nagaraj Chabbi |
198 | Hangal | Shivaraj Sajjanar |
199 | Haveri (SC) | Gavisiddappa Dyamannavar |
200 | Harapanahalli | Karunakara Reddy |
201 | Devanagere North | Lokikere Nagaraj |
202 | Devanagere South | Ajay Kumar |
203 | Mayakonda (SC) | Basavaraja Naik |
204 | Channagiri | Shiv Kumar |
205 | Byndoor | Gururaj Gantihole |
206 | Mudigere (SC) | Deepak Doddaiah |
207 | Gubbi | SD Dileep Kumar |
208 | Sidlaghatta | Ramachandra Gowda |
209 | Kolar Gold Field (SC) | Ashwini Sampangi |
210 | Shravanabelagola | Chidananda |
211 | Arsikere | GV Basavaraju |
212 | Heggadadevankote | Krishna Naik |
213 | Nagthan (SC) | Sanjeev Aihole |
214 | Sedam | Rajkumar Patil |
215 | Koppal | Manjula Amaresh |
216 | Ron | Kalakappa Bandi |
217 | Hubli-Dharwad-Central | Mahesh Tenginakai |
218 | Hagaribommanahalli (SC) | B Ramanna |
219 | Hebbal | Katta Jagadish |
220 | Govindraj Nagar | Umesh Shetty |
221 | Mahadevapura (SC) | Manjula Aravind Limbavali |
222 | Krishnaraja | Srivatsa |
223 | Shivamogga | Channabasappa |
224 | Manvi | B V Nayak |
This is a hypothetical list, and things could change in the future.
Political parties have begun preparing for the Karnataka assembly elections as they approach. One of the major parties in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is anticipated to soon release its candidate list for the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections. We shall examine some of the potential and past BJP candidates who may appear on the list in this post.
These are a few potential and former BJP candidates who might appear on the candidate list for the Karnataka assembly elections in 2023. It is crucial to remember that the final candidate list is susceptible to alteration and might even contain a few new names.