Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday said that the party’s second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka will be announced on March 20. Already, the Congress has announced candidates for seven seats out of total 28 in the State.
Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Shivakumar said the central election committee meeting of the party would be held on March 19 in Delhi and the party is likely to announce the list of candidates for 21 constituencies in the State on March 20.
A meeting of the State, the district, and the taluk-level “guarantee” implementation committee members meeting will be held on March 21. “We are going to assign Lok Sabha election responsibilities to them at the meeting,” Mr. Shivakumar said.