It’s the NextGen that have been given the tickets to take on the BJP-JDS alliance candidates.

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The Congress hasn't announced the names of the candidates they intend to field in two to three constituencies as discussions are still on within the coterie advising the high command.

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But retired IAS officer, Kumar Naik has however been given the ticket from Raichur (ST) constituency and Dr Anjali Nimbalkar, a former MLA from Khanapur and wife of senior IPS officer, Hemanth Nimbalkar, has been given the ticket from Uttara Kannada constituency as has Sagar Khandre, Eshwar Khandre’s son from Bidar.

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Apart from this, Minister SS Mallikarjun 's wife Prabha, will stand from Davanagere, and Mallikarjun Kharge’s son in law from Gulbarga.  Ending all  speculation, the ticket for Mysuru-Kodagu seat has been given to KPCC Spokesperson M.Lakshman who had contested and lost in the MLC polls.

The final list of candidates is as follows;

Belagavi: Mrinal Vinod Hebbalkar

Chikkodi: Priyanka Jarkiholi

Bagalkot: Samyukta S.Patil

Gulbarga: Radhakrishna

Raichur: G. Kumar Naik

Bidar: Sagar Khandre

Koppal: Rajashekhar Hitnal

Dharwad: Vinod Asuti

Uttara Kannada: Dr Anjali Nimbalkar

Davangere: Prabha Mallikarjun

Udupi - Chikmagalur: Dr Jayaprakash Hegde

Dakshina Kannada: Padmaraj

Chitradurga: B.N. Chandrappa

Mysuru-Kodagu: M Lakshman

Bengaluru North: Prof M.V. Rajeev Gowda

Bengaluru South: Soumya Reddy

Bengaluru Central: Mansoor Ali Khan