Election for the Karnataka’s legislative assembly are to be held will be held on May 10, the Election Commision of India on Wednesday announced, and the counting of votes will take place on May 13.
- Basavaraj Bommai: Present Chief Minister of the state, talking about his political Career he started his career from Janata Dal and was also earlier the minister of home affairs, co-operation, law and justice parliamentary affairs and legislatures. He is popularly know as ‘common man’.
- BS Yediyurappa: One of the veteran political leaders from South and former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa was key player in BJP’s victory in the state in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
- HD Kumaraswamy: son of former Karnataka CM HD Deve Gowda. The Janata Dal party leader formed an alliance with the Congress in the 2018 assembly election and became the chief minister of the state.
- Siddaramaiah : senior Congress leader and former CM of the state from 2013 and 2018. Known for some significant social welfare schemes in the state, he later faced defeat from BJP in 2018 elections.
- Prajwal Revanna : Youngest leader from JD(S) who is also seen as a rising star of the party. He won from Hassan constituency in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
- CT Ravi : Former minister of Karnataka and senior BJP leader CT Ravi is known for his agressive way of politics.
- DK Shivakumar : Senior Congress leader and president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, DK Shivakumar is known as a strong organiser has played key role in his party’s success in the past, with the recent being the Bharat Jodo Yatra.