Karnataka Congress Screening Committee: For the Karnataka Assembly Elections-2023, the Congress has formed a screening committee on Monday (February 6) under the leadership of senior leader Mohan Prakash. The screening committee decides the names of the candidates, which are later approved by the Central Election Committee of the party. According to a press release issued by the Congress, Mohan Prakash will be the chairman of the screening committee.
Other members of this committee are MPs Neeraj Dangi, Mohammad Javed and Saptagiri Ulka. Congress state president DK Shivakumar, former CM Siddaramaiah, Rajya Sabha MPs Randeep Singh Surejwala, BK Hariprasad, MB Patil, G Parameshwara and Congress secretary in-charge of the state will be ex-officio members of this committee.
Hon’ble Congress President has approved the proposal for the constitution of Screening Committee for ensuing Karnataka Assembly Elections-2023, as follows, with immediate effect. pic.twitter.com/hTSw0Wyhte
— INC Sandesh (@INCSandesh) February 6, 2023
Assembly elections to be held in April-May
The screening committee of the Congress, after considering the claims of the people applying for the ticket on each seat, sends the names of some selected people to the Central Election Committee, where the final seal is put on the name of the candidate. Elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly are to be held in April-May this year. The state is currently ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress is the main opposition party.
2018 Karnataka Assembly Election Results
The tenure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is going to end on 24 May 2023. The last election for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly was held in 2018. In which BJP had won 104 seats. The Congress was able to win 80 seats. JDS (JDS) had won 37 seats. BSP had won one seat.
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