Siddaramaiah to contest Karnataka assembly polls from Kolar constituency; Congress keeps decision pending
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Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has expressed his desire to contest the upcoming Karnataka assembly polls from the Kolar constituency.
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The Congress party is yet to make a final decision on Siddaramaiah's request to contest from Kolar.
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Siddaramaiah had earlier contested and won from the Varuna constituency in the 2018 Karnataka assembly polls.
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The Congress party had earlier announced that it would field new candidates in at least 80% of the assembly constituencies in the upcoming polls.
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The Kolar constituency is currently represented by the BJP's S. Muniswamy, who won the seat in the 2018 assembly polls.
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The Congress is hoping to regain power in Karnataka in the upcoming assembly polls, which are scheduled to be held in 2023.
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Siddaramaiah is a senior leader of the Congress party in Karnataka and has previously served as the state's Chief Minister twice.
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