(File Photo)After six days of consultations, the All India Congress Committee on Sunday arrived at a final list of 218 candidates who will contest the Karnataka assembly elections on May 12. The candidates’ list, finalised after a great deal of introspection to keep the possibility of dissidence down to a minimal level, contains the names of 112 sitting MLAs. Only 10 sitting MLAs have not been given tickets this time. A second seat — Badami in north Karnataka — where Siddaramaiah was expected to contest has been given to Devaraj Patil. The party’s sitting MLA from Badami, B B Chimankatti, figures in the list of those dropped this time.

Source: Indian Express April 15, 2018 21:56 UTC