BJP releases first list of candidates for Karnataka polls
The BJP on Sunday released its first list with 72 candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections, to be held on May 12. The Chief Ministerial candidate of the party BS Yeddyurappa will be contesting from Shikaripura constituency, which he had won in 2013 on a ticket from Karnataka Jantha Paksha (KJP). The polls are being held for 224 seats.