AIADMK to contest two seats in Karnataka election

The AIADMK has decided to throw its hat into the electoral ring in Karnataka. The party would be fielding two candidates for the Karnataka elections which will be held on May 12. Counting will take place on May 15.

A press release, issued in the name of the party coordinator and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, and Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, stated that the party wanted aspirants for the constituencies of Kolar Gold Field (reserved constituency) and Gandhi Nagar to submit their applications on Wednesday and Thursday. The party had contested in 5 constituencies in 2013. In all it polled just 10,208 votes.