<p>The BJP late on Wednesday night released its second list of 23 candidates in which six more sitting MLAs have been replaced by fresh faces. </p>.<p>Channagiri MLA Madal Virupakshappa, who is embroiled in a Lokayukta case for alleged bribery, has been replaced with Shiv Kumar. </p>.<p>Similarly, Haveri MLA Neharu Olekar and Mudigere MLA MP Kumaraswamy, both of whom were convicted by a court in separate cases.m, have been dropped. Their tickets went to Gavisiddappa Dyammannavar and Deepak Doddaiah, respectively. </p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/karnataka-polls-congress-approaches-unhappy-bjp-leaders-1209078.html" target="_blank">Karnataka polls: Congress approaches unhappy BJP leaders</a></strong></p>.<p>Byndoor MLA Sukumar Shetty, Mayakonda MLA N Linganna, Davangere North MLA SA Ravindranath (he has announced retirement) haven’t got the tickets. </p>.<p>Also, Kalghatgi MLA CM Nimbannavar has been replaced by former Congress MLC Nagaraj Chabbi who joined the BJP recently. </p>.<p>Sitting Harappanahalli MLA Karunakar Reddy has been renominated. <br /> <br />BJP strongman BS Yediyurappa’s relative and former personal assistant NR Santhosh did not get the Arsikere ticket for which he was aspiring.</p>.<p>The BJP is yet to finalise candidates in 12 seats - former CM Jagadish Shettar’s seat Hubli-Dharwad (Central), former minister Aravind Limbavali’s Mahadevapura, former deputy CN KS Eshwarappa’s Shimoga City, Housing Minister V Somanna’s Govindarajanagar, sitting MLA SA Ramdas’ Krishnaraja, sitting MLA Rajkumar Patil’s Sedam, sitting MLA Kalkappa Bandi’s Ron, Koppal, Hebbal, Hagaribommanahalli, Nagthan and Manvi. </p>
<p>The BJP late on Wednesday night released its second list of 23 candidates in which six more sitting MLAs have been replaced by fresh faces. </p>.<p>Channagiri MLA Madal Virupakshappa, who is embroiled in a Lokayukta case for alleged bribery, has been replaced with Shiv Kumar. </p>.<p>Similarly, Haveri MLA Neharu Olekar and Mudigere MLA MP Kumaraswamy, both of whom were convicted by a court in separate cases.m, have been dropped. Their tickets went to Gavisiddappa Dyammannavar and Deepak Doddaiah, respectively. </p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/karnataka-polls-congress-approaches-unhappy-bjp-leaders-1209078.html" target="_blank">Karnataka polls: Congress approaches unhappy BJP leaders</a></strong></p>.<p>Byndoor MLA Sukumar Shetty, Mayakonda MLA N Linganna, Davangere North MLA SA Ravindranath (he has announced retirement) haven’t got the tickets. </p>.<p>Also, Kalghatgi MLA CM Nimbannavar has been replaced by former Congress MLC Nagaraj Chabbi who joined the BJP recently. </p>.<p>Sitting Harappanahalli MLA Karunakar Reddy has been renominated. <br /> <br />BJP strongman BS Yediyurappa’s relative and former personal assistant NR Santhosh did not get the Arsikere ticket for which he was aspiring.</p>.<p>The BJP is yet to finalise candidates in 12 seats - former CM Jagadish Shettar’s seat Hubli-Dharwad (Central), former minister Aravind Limbavali’s Mahadevapura, former deputy CN KS Eshwarappa’s Shimoga City, Housing Minister V Somanna’s Govindarajanagar, sitting MLA SA Ramdas’ Krishnaraja, sitting MLA Rajkumar Patil’s Sedam, sitting MLA Kalkappa Bandi’s Ron, Koppal, Hebbal, Hagaribommanahalli, Nagthan and Manvi. </p>