Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Pralhad Joshi, Basavaraj Bommai and Tejasvi Surya among BJP's second list

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: In its latest move ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its second list of candidates for the southern state of Karnataka, declaring 20 candidates out of the total 28 seats.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is set to contest from Haveri. Currently, this constituency is held by BJP's Shivkumar Udasi. Bommai, presently an MLA from Shiggaon, falls within the Haveri district.

Among the key figures announced, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje will contest from Bangalore North, succeeding Sadananda Gowda. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi will seek re-election from Dharwad, a constituency he's represented since 2009.

ವಿಶ್ವ ನಾಯಕ ಶ್ರೀ @narendramodi ಅವರನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯಾಗಿಸುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಎನ್‌ಡಿಎ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಜಯಶಾಲಿಯಾಗಿಸೋಣ.

ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಎನ್‌ಡಿಎ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಶುಭಹಾರೈಕೆಗಳು.

ವಿಜಯೀಭವ...#PhirEkBaarModiSarkar #ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆಮೋದಿಸರ್ಕಾರ
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— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) March 13, 2024

Tejasvi Surya to contets from Bangalore South

Tejasvi Surya, the BJP MP, will once again run from Bangalore South, continuing the legacy of late Ananth Kumar. Karnataka BJP Chief BY Raghavendra will contest from Shimoga, a seat he secured in a by-election in 2018 after his father, BS Yediyurappa, vacated it upon becoming Chief Minister.

ವಿಶ್ವ ನಾಯಕ ಶ್ರೀ @narendramodi ಅವರನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯಾಗಿಸುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಎನ್‌ಡಿಎ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಜಯಶಾಲಿಯಾಗಿಸೋಣ.

ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಎನ್‌ಡಿಎ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಶುಭಹಾರೈಕೆಗಳು.

ವಿಜಯೀಭವ...#PhirEkBaarModiSarkar #ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆಮೋದಿಸರ್ಕಾರ
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— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) March 13, 2024

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Wadiyar, from the erstwhile Mysore royal family, will replace Pratap Simha in the Mysore seat.

BJP's landslide victory in Karnataka

In the 2019 elections, the BJP clinched a landslide victory in Karnataka, securing 25 out of 28 seats, marking the highest tally by any party since 1989. The party's vote share surged to 51.3%, an 8% increase from 2014.

ಮುಂದಿನ ಲೋಕಸಭೆ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಎರಡನೇ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೊಂಡಿದೆ.

ಪಕ್ಷದ ಚಿಹ್ನೆಯಡಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸಲು ಅವಕಾಶ ಪಡೆದ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು.

ಕಮಲ ಅರಳಿಸೋಣ, ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಮೋದಿ ಗೆಲ್ಲಿಸೋಣ.#PhirEkBaarModiSarkar #ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆಮೋದಿಸರ್ಕಾರ
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— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) March 13, 2024

Big faces on the list 

The BJP's second list also includes prominent names like Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, and Anurag Thakur, further solidifying the party's formidable lineup for the forthcoming elections. Earlier this week, BJP announced the list of 195 candidates in the first list, which featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani.