Karnataka Assembly Election: The dates of Assembly Elections in Karnataka are yet to be announced. But BJP and Congress have already started fielding. Where the Congress Congress for the assembly elections to be held in Karnataka 86 released its first list of candidates. At the same time, the state government has announced to end 4 percent reservation for ‘religious minorities’ and add it to the existing reservation of two major communities of the state. BJP is expected to benefit from this move in the elections.

Decided to bring under Economically Weaker Section category With the decision of the State Cabinet, the 4 percent reservation for minorities in Karnataka will now be divided equally and will be added to the existing reservation for Vokkaligas and Lingayats communities in the state. Two new reservation categories 2C and 2D were created for the Vokkaligas and Lingayat communities during the Belagavi assembly session last year. The cabinet decided to bring religious minorities under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category. This decision has come before the assembly elections.

4 percent reservation increased to 6 percent Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said after the cabinet meeting that the reservation for religious minorities will be abolished and without any change in the EWS category were brought under the percentage pool. Bommai said that the four percent reservation for minorities will be divided into two parts between 2C and 2D. The four per cent reservation for Vokkaligas and others will increase to 6 per cent while Veerashaiva Panchamasali and others (Lingayats), who were getting 5 per cent reservation, will now get 7 per cent.

Siddaramaiah was fielded from Varuna seat On the other hand, Congress’s Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been fielded from Varuna seat in the first list of candidates. According to the list, Pradesh Congress Committee chief DK Shivakumar will contest from his Kanakapura assembly constituency. The party has fielded former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara from Koratagere (SC) constituency. Former ministers KH Muniyappa and Priyank Kharge will contest from Devanahalli and Chittapur (SC) respectively. Priyank is the son of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. The Central Election Committee of the party approved the first list of candidates after a meeting in Delhi on March. The committee was chaired by Congress chief Kharge. Rahul Gandhi was also present in the meeting.

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Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 12: 41 PM IST