Lok Sabha election: Congress announces candidate's name for Bangalore North seat

The party approved the candidature of Krishna Byre Gowda for Karnataka's Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.

The Congress late on Monday night released the 12th list consisting of a candidate for the Lok Sabha poll.

The Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) approved the candidature of Krishna Byre Gowda for Karnataka's Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.

Earlier, the Congress had released a list of five candidates from three states for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. The party has nominated two candidates each from Chhattisgarh and Goa and one from Daman & Diu.

The grand old party has fielded Jyotsna Mahant from the Korba constituency and Pratima Chandrakar from the Durg seat in Chhattisgarh.

In Goa, the party has nominated Girish Chodankar from the North Goa constituency and Francisco Sardinha from the South Goa constituency.

Ketan Patel has been fielded from the Daman & Diu seat in Daman & Diu.