A total of 25 candidates, including two women, filed their nomination papers on Thursday — a day after the notification for the April 26 Lok Sabha election was issued. These included one each from Congress, BJP, and JD(S), 16 from Registered Unrecognised Political parties, and remaining Independents. The 25 candidates submitted 29 sets of papers.
Two key leaders
The 25 included D.K. Suresh, the only Congress MP from Karnataka in the outgoing Lok Sabha, and Prajwal Revanna from the JD(S). Both of them are seeking a re-election from Bengaluru Rural and Hassan constituencies, respectively.
