<p>The poll process for the May 10 <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/karnataka-assembly-elections-2023" target="_blank">Karnataka Assembly election </a>formally began on Thursday with the issuance of gazette notification paving the way for candidates to file their nomination papers.</p>.<p>According to the Election Commission's (EC) schedule of events, the last date of filing nominations is April 20.</p>.<p>The papers will be scrutinised on April 21 and the last date of withdrawal of candidature is April 24.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/bjp-fielding-new-faces-to-build-next-generation-leadership-1209005.html" target="_blank">'BJP fielding new faces to build next-generation leadership'</a></strong></p>.<p>Of the total 224 constituencies in the state, 36 seats have been reserved for Scheduled Castes and 15 for Scheduled Tribes. The counting of votes is on May 13.</p>.<p>The state has 5.24 crore voters and there will be 58,282 polling stations.</p>.<p>Karnataka will largely witness a triangular fight between the ruling BJP, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular).</p>.<p>The BJP announced candidates in 212 constituencies, the Congress 165 and said it would support Karnataka Sarvodaya Party's Darshan Puttannaiah in Melukote segment, while the JD(S) has named 93 nominees.</p>.<p>While Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is seeking reelection from Shiggaon, former chief ministers Siddaramaiah (Congress) and H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) are contesting from Varuna and Channapatna, respectively.</p>.<p>The BJP has fielded senior leaders and incumbent Ministers V Somanna and R Ashoka against Siddaramaiah in Varuna and Congress state president D K Shivakumar in Kanakapura, respectively.</p>.<p>BJP stalwart and former chief minister B S Yediyurappa has retired from electoral politics and his son B Y Vijayendra will enter the fray in his father's constituency Shikaripura in Shivamogga district.</p>
<p>The poll process for the May 10 <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/karnataka-assembly-elections-2023" target="_blank">Karnataka Assembly election </a>formally began on Thursday with the issuance of gazette notification paving the way for candidates to file their nomination papers.</p>.<p>According to the Election Commission's (EC) schedule of events, the last date of filing nominations is April 20.</p>.<p>The papers will be scrutinised on April 21 and the last date of withdrawal of candidature is April 24.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/bjp-fielding-new-faces-to-build-next-generation-leadership-1209005.html" target="_blank">'BJP fielding new faces to build next-generation leadership'</a></strong></p>.<p>Of the total 224 constituencies in the state, 36 seats have been reserved for Scheduled Castes and 15 for Scheduled Tribes. The counting of votes is on May 13.</p>.<p>The state has 5.24 crore voters and there will be 58,282 polling stations.</p>.<p>Karnataka will largely witness a triangular fight between the ruling BJP, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular).</p>.<p>The BJP announced candidates in 212 constituencies, the Congress 165 and said it would support Karnataka Sarvodaya Party's Darshan Puttannaiah in Melukote segment, while the JD(S) has named 93 nominees.</p>.<p>While Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is seeking reelection from Shiggaon, former chief ministers Siddaramaiah (Congress) and H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) are contesting from Varuna and Channapatna, respectively.</p>.<p>The BJP has fielded senior leaders and incumbent Ministers V Somanna and R Ashoka against Siddaramaiah in Varuna and Congress state president D K Shivakumar in Kanakapura, respectively.</p>.<p>BJP stalwart and former chief minister B S Yediyurappa has retired from electoral politics and his son B Y Vijayendra will enter the fray in his father's constituency Shikaripura in Shivamogga district.</p>