<p>The Congress fielded several new faces and two sitting MLAs for the coming Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka as the party announced candidates for 18 constituencies here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Of the 20 seats which the Congress got in the seat-sharing pact with the JD(S), the party renominated all nine sitting MPs from their respective constituencies. The party kept names for two seats — Bangalore South and Dharwad pending.</p>.<p>The party kept the Bangalore South candidate pending with speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may contest from there. If Modi contests from this segment, the party may field a surprise candidate. Otherwise, the party may field K Govindaraju, MLC and a confidant of former C M Siddaramaiah.</p>.<p>For Dharwad, the decision was left to Congress president Rahul Gandhi to select from two names — former MP I G Sanadi or Northwest Karnataka Road Transport Corporation chairman and senior Congress leader Sadananda Dangannavar, sources said.</p>.<p>Former Minister and Davangere South MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa will fight from Davangere and Bhalki MLA and Working President for Congress Eshwar Khandre will contest from Bidar.</p>.<p>Veena Kashappanavar, former zilla panchayat president was fielded from Bagalkot and Rajshekhar Hitnal, former zilla panchayat president will contest from Koppal.</p>.<p>V S Sadhunavar, Director, Karnataka Lingayat Society will fight from Belagavi.</p>
<p>The Congress fielded several new faces and two sitting MLAs for the coming Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka as the party announced candidates for 18 constituencies here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Of the 20 seats which the Congress got in the seat-sharing pact with the JD(S), the party renominated all nine sitting MPs from their respective constituencies. The party kept names for two seats — Bangalore South and Dharwad pending.</p>.<p>The party kept the Bangalore South candidate pending with speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may contest from there. If Modi contests from this segment, the party may field a surprise candidate. Otherwise, the party may field K Govindaraju, MLC and a confidant of former C M Siddaramaiah.</p>.<p>For Dharwad, the decision was left to Congress president Rahul Gandhi to select from two names — former MP I G Sanadi or Northwest Karnataka Road Transport Corporation chairman and senior Congress leader Sadananda Dangannavar, sources said.</p>.<p>Former Minister and Davangere South MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa will fight from Davangere and Bhalki MLA and Working President for Congress Eshwar Khandre will contest from Bidar.</p>.<p>Veena Kashappanavar, former zilla panchayat president was fielded from Bagalkot and Rajshekhar Hitnal, former zilla panchayat president will contest from Koppal.</p>.<p>V S Sadhunavar, Director, Karnataka Lingayat Society will fight from Belagavi.</p>
