The party fielded former KPCC president V S Koujalagi from Arabhavi and Bidar MP Narasingrao Suryavanshi from Aurad (SC).

The former ministers who are contesting include: Siddu Nyamagouda (Jamkhandi), Ajaykumar Sarnaik (Bilgi), B B Chimmankatti (Badami), Malikayya Guttedar (Afzalpur), Dr A B Malaka Raddi (Yadgir), Baburao Chavan (Chincholi SC), Qamarul Islam (Gulbarga Uttara), S S Patil (Nargund).

Mining baron Santosh Lad, who crossed over to the Congress along with former minister M P Prakash from JD(S), will try his luck from Kalghatgi while another former JD(S) leader and film star B C Patil has secured a ticket from Hirekerur. Film star Umashree will face test at Terdal amid reports that the local Cong leaders are protesting against her possible candidature, while Satish Jarkiholi, who had a running battle with his brother, has been named for Yemkanmardi ST.

Candidates’ list

Nagathana - H R Alangur (Raju); Basavakalyan - Maruthi G Muley; Kalghatagi - Santosh Lad; Yamkanamardi - Satish Jarkiholi; Ranebennur - K B Koliwad; Bijapur -Samaddin; Afzalpur - Malikayya Guttedar; Shorapur - Venkatappa Naik; Athani - Kiran Kumar Patil; Kagawad - Digvijay Y Pawar; Arabhavi - V S Koujalgi; Belgaum Rural- S C Malagi; Ramdurg - N V Patil; Mudhal (SC) - R B Thimmapur; Terdal - Umshree; Jamkhandi - Siddu Nyamagouda; Hungund - Vijayanand Kashappanavar; Devara Hippargi -Ameenappa Gowda Patil; Bijapur City - Sahaboddin Horati; Badami - B B Chimmanakatti; Bilagi - Ajaykumar Sarnaik; Mudhol - R B Thimmapur; Nagathan (SC) - H R Alagur;  (Raju); Sindhagi - Sharanappa Sunagar; Yadgir - Dr A B Maaalkaraddi; Chincholi SC - Baburao Chavan; Gulbarga North - Qamarul Islam; Aurad (SC) - Narasinga Rao Suryavamshi; Shirahatti (SC) - Hemesh Ramji Naik; Nargund - S S Patil; Dharwad - Vinay Kulkarni; Haveri (SC) - Smr Sharada Vetageri; Byadagi - Basavaraj Shivannavar; Hirekerur - B C Patil.