Taking the fight to the opposition camp, the ruling BJP on Tuesday chose to field heavyweights against top Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar in the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections, spicing up the poll scene. The party declared candidates for 189 constituencies out of the total 224 and the list includes 52 new faces. At least eight legislators including Minister Angara, representing Sulia, have been denied the ticket. In a dramatic move, the party announced that senior Ministers V Somanna and R Ashoka would take on former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Congress chief Shivakumar in Varuna and Kanakapura, respectively. Somanna will also contest from Chamarajanaga
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