The list, which was approved by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, includes names of state leaders like K C Kondaiah.
The election to the legislative council will be from local authorities constituencies of Bijapur, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Urban, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Chikamangalore, Chitradurg, Dakshin Kannada, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hasan, Kodagu, Kolar, Mandhya, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Tumkur, Uttara Kannada.