Congress announces candidates for assembly bypolls in Karnataka, Assam – India TV
Image Source : PTI/FILE Representative Image Congress on Wednesday released a list of candidates for the assembly bypolls in Karnataka and Assam. The list comprises candidates’ names on two seats in Karnataka and one in Assam. According to the latest seat, the grand old party has fielded Jayanta Borah from Assam’s Behali assembly seat. Notably, Behali is part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency. The seat was held by BJP’s Ranjit Dutta, who upon becoming Lok Sabha MP, vacated the seat. The BJP has fielded Diganta Ghatowar from the seat. The contest has become interesting as Borah had contested as an independent candidate from the constituency in the 2021 assembly elections and secured second place. Assembly bypolls in Karnataka In Karnataka, the Congress has announced candidates for two seats namely, Sandur (ST) and Channapatna. From Sandur, Congress has declared E Annapurna as its candidate while from Channapatna, it has fielded CP Yogeshwar who left BJP and joined the Congress party on Wednesday. Former BJP leader CP Yogeshwara joined the Congress party on Wednesday, expressing gratitude to Congress and explaining that …
