Karnataka Congress collects over ₹20 crore from poll aspirants

Karnataka By Mahesh M Goudar November 23, 2022 Read the article

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar introduced a fee to contest on party tickets.

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All aspirants had to submit a fee of ₹2 lakh for general category or ₹1 lakh for SC/ST tickets.

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The party has reportedly collected over ₹20.5 crore from over 1,205 aspirants seeking to contest the Assembly election in 2023.

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330 aspirants are from the SC/ST communities. Nearly 40 percent of the applicants are aged below 50.

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Several women have submitted applications. “It is for the first time that several women party workers have sought the party’s approval,” a party worker said.

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MLAs Sowmya Reddy, Anjali Nimbalkar and Laxmi Hebbalkar are among the sitting legislators who have applied for tickets.

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Siddaramaiah’s application stood out as it stated, “constituency as per high command decision.”

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Contrary to the Congress’ stringent “one family, one ticket” policy, nearly 10 families (leaders and their children) have applied for tickets.

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They include Siddaramaiah and his son Yatindra Siddaramaiah and Ramalinga Reddy and his daughter Sowmya Reddy.

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“This fund will be utilised to strengthen the party across the state,” said KPCC working president and MLA Saleem Ahmed.

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