The JD(S) will contest at least 150 seats in the 2023 Assembly polls and the party's first list of candidates will be out as early as January next year, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Thursday.
"By January 15, when the election will be about a year away, we're planning to finalise candidates for at least 150 constituencies so that they can start working," Kumaraswamy told reporters.
The regional party is eyeing a contest in 150-170 seats "to form the government on our own," Kumaraswamy said.
The early bird move signifies the desperation of the regional party to make it big electorally. The 2023 Assembly polls could well be do-or-die for Kumaraswamy's team, party observers say.
The JD(S) leader said he would tour districts over the next one week to meet party leaders and take stock of the organization and appointment of office-bearers in villages, taluks and districts, keeping the Assembly polls in mind.
"I will tell people about the need for a regional party for Karnataka's overall development. I will tell them about our party's vision on education and solutions to deal with the agrarian crisis and unemployment," he said.
(Published 15 July 2021, 09:30 IST)
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