BJP declares names of 6 candidates for Karnataka legislative

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 16 2017 | 12:22 AM IST
The BJP today declared the names of its six candidates for Karnataka legislative council polls, which are due shortly.
The names were finalised in the party's central election committee chaired by BJP chief Amit Shah and attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The party has fielded Ayanur Manjunath as its candidate from south-west graduates constituency, Ganesh Karnik from south-west teachers constituency and B Niranjan Murthy from south teachers constituency.
K B Shrinivas will be the party's candidate from north- east graduates constituency, Haalanur S Lepakshi from south- east teachers constituency and A Devegowda from Bangalore graduates constituency.
The Karnataka legislative council comprises of 75 members, out of which 25 are elected by the state legislative, 25 by local authorities, 7 by graduates and 7 by teachers.
The Karnataka governor nominates 11 members to the state legislative council.

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First Published: Nov 16 2017 | 12:22 AM IST

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