Nine sitting MLAs have been asked to hang up their boots to make way for fresh faces, a decision that has left at least some of them noticeably unhappy.
With the BJP releasing the second list of 23 candidates on Wednesday evening, the party has named 212 candidates for the 224-member House. The party released its first list of 189 candidates on Tuesday.
In a strategic move, the BJP has allowed senior leaders R Ashoka and V Somanna, to contest against Congress stalwarts D K Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah in Kanakapura and Varuna, respectively.