<div>The State BJP on Sunday finalised the names of 16 candidates for elections to the Legislative Council from graduates, teachers and local authorities constituencies.<br /><br />The list includes Pradeep Shettar, brother of former chief minister Jagadesh Shettar, who has been given a ticket to contest from Dharwad Local authorities constituency.<br /><br />Former minister Murugesh Nirani's brother Hanumantha Nirani will be contesting from northwest Graduates constituency. Sitting MLC Arun Shahpur will contest from northwest Teachers’ Constituency.<br /><br />M Nagaraj and Y V Ravishankar will contest from teachers’(west) and graduates’(south) constituency respectively. The candidates for local authorities constituencies are: S Raghu (Mysuru); M P Kushalappa (Kodagu); Kota Srinivas Poojary (Dakshina Kannada); M K Praneesh (Chikkamangaluru); R K Siddaramanna (Shivamogga); Ganapathi D Ulvekar (Uttara Kannada); Mahantesh Kavatigimath (Belagavi); G S Nyamagouda (Vijayapura); B G Patil (Kalaburagi); S V Chandrashekar (Raichur) and K S Naveen (Chitradurga).<br /></div>
<div>The State BJP on Sunday finalised the names of 16 candidates for elections to the Legislative Council from graduates, teachers and local authorities constituencies.<br /><br />The list includes Pradeep Shettar, brother of former chief minister Jagadesh Shettar, who has been given a ticket to contest from Dharwad Local authorities constituency.<br /><br />Former minister Murugesh Nirani's brother Hanumantha Nirani will be contesting from northwest Graduates constituency. Sitting MLC Arun Shahpur will contest from northwest Teachers’ Constituency.<br /><br />M Nagaraj and Y V Ravishankar will contest from teachers’(west) and graduates’(south) constituency respectively. The candidates for local authorities constituencies are: S Raghu (Mysuru); M P Kushalappa (Kodagu); Kota Srinivas Poojary (Dakshina Kannada); M K Praneesh (Chikkamangaluru); R K Siddaramanna (Shivamogga); Ganapathi D Ulvekar (Uttara Kannada); Mahantesh Kavatigimath (Belagavi); G S Nyamagouda (Vijayapura); B G Patil (Kalaburagi); S V Chandrashekar (Raichur) and K S Naveen (Chitradurga).<br /></div>
