"We reviewed the reports submitted by the party observers, district in charge ministers and party workers. We have suggested another round of surveys to further evaluate potential candidates. The list of candidates is not finalised yet and we will hold a meeting in Delhi very soon," Shivakumar, who heads the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), told the media. This time, the committee met in Bengaluru in view of the ongoing budget session.
AICC general secretary RS Surjewala has urged senior ministers in Karnataka to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as part of a strategy to challenge the BJP and unseat it in most seats. The Congress has assigned one minister each to 28 constituencies to organize the cadre to take on the BJP. The party has aligned with the JD(S), and the two parties will soon finalise a seat sharing.
Karnataka News Live Updates: CM Siddaramaiah had announced last week that the state government will scrap NEP 2020 in higher education institutions from the next academic year.
The previous BJP government had implemented NEP in Karnataka in 2021. However, in the run-up to this year’s state Assembly polls, the Congress had promised to scrap NEP after coming to power.