<p>* Corruption scandals of the BJP government in Karnataka and of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre have dominated the poll campaign.<br />* The Congress claims Karnataka's development has been stalled by the BJP's corruption.<br />* The BJP has hit back, terming the UPA as the most corrupt government India has seen.<br /><br />* Key contestants:<br /><br />BJP:<br /><br />Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, from Hubli-Dharwad Central. He is the BJP's chief ministerial candidate.<br />Deputy Chief Ministers K.S. Eshwarappa, from Shimoga and R. Ashok, from Padmanabhanagar in Bangalore.<br /><br />Congress:</p>.<p>State Congress chief G. Parameshwara, from Koratagere in Tumkur and Siddaramaiah, from Varuna in Mysore (Both are chief ministerial aspirants).<br /><br />Janata Dal-Secular:<br /><br />Former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, from Ramanangaram.<br />His wife Anita Kumaraswamy, from the neighbouring Chennapatna.<br />His brother H.D. Revanna, from Holenarsipur in Hassan.<br />(The siblings are sons of JD-S president and former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda)<br /><br />KJP:</p>.<p>Its chief, B.S. Yeddyurappa, from Shikaripura in Shimoga.<br />His staunch follower Shobha Karandlaje, from Rajajinagar in Bangalore. She is taking on Law Minister S. Suresh Kumar.<br /><br />* Richest candidate: Priya Krishna (29) of the Congress, Vijayanagara in Bangalore. A realtor, his total assets are over Rs. 910 crore (Rs.9.1 billion) and liabilities around Rs. 777 crore (Rs. 7.7 billion).<br /><br />* Film actors in the fray:<br /><br />M.H. Ambareesh (Congress) from Mandya in Mandya district.<br /><br />Pooja Gandhi, born in Punjab, (BSR Congress) from Raichur in north Karnataka.<br />BSR Congress has been floated by B. Sriramulu, former BJP minister and associate of jailed mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy.<br />Sriramulu is fighting from Bellary Rural.<br /></p>
<p>* Corruption scandals of the BJP government in Karnataka and of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre have dominated the poll campaign.<br />* The Congress claims Karnataka's development has been stalled by the BJP's corruption.<br />* The BJP has hit back, terming the UPA as the most corrupt government India has seen.<br /><br />* Key contestants:<br /><br />BJP:<br /><br />Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, from Hubli-Dharwad Central. He is the BJP's chief ministerial candidate.<br />Deputy Chief Ministers K.S. Eshwarappa, from Shimoga and R. Ashok, from Padmanabhanagar in Bangalore.<br /><br />Congress:</p>.<p>State Congress chief G. Parameshwara, from Koratagere in Tumkur and Siddaramaiah, from Varuna in Mysore (Both are chief ministerial aspirants).<br /><br />Janata Dal-Secular:<br /><br />Former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, from Ramanangaram.<br />His wife Anita Kumaraswamy, from the neighbouring Chennapatna.<br />His brother H.D. Revanna, from Holenarsipur in Hassan.<br />(The siblings are sons of JD-S president and former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda)<br /><br />KJP:</p>.<p>Its chief, B.S. Yeddyurappa, from Shikaripura in Shimoga.<br />His staunch follower Shobha Karandlaje, from Rajajinagar in Bangalore. She is taking on Law Minister S. Suresh Kumar.<br /><br />* Richest candidate: Priya Krishna (29) of the Congress, Vijayanagara in Bangalore. A realtor, his total assets are over Rs. 910 crore (Rs.9.1 billion) and liabilities around Rs. 777 crore (Rs. 7.7 billion).<br /><br />* Film actors in the fray:<br /><br />M.H. Ambareesh (Congress) from Mandya in Mandya district.<br /><br />Pooja Gandhi, born in Punjab, (BSR Congress) from Raichur in north Karnataka.<br />BSR Congress has been floated by B. Sriramulu, former BJP minister and associate of jailed mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy.<br />Sriramulu is fighting from Bellary Rural.<br /></p>