8 candidates in K'taka elections are sons of Chief Ministers
Seven candidates contesting the Karnataka Assembly elections are sons of former Chief Ministers of the state, while incumbent CM Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra Siddaramaiah is contesting from Varuna. Others include JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda's sons HD Revanna and HD Kumaraswamy. BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa's son BY Vijayendra will not contest the elections, as was projected earlier. 