Bengaluru, November 1: Former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday claimed to win 12 seats in the upcoming Assembly by-elections in the state. He was seen optimistic that Congress would win in all the 15 constituencies in the state, where polling is scheduled on December 5. The counting of votes would begin on December 9, and the results would be announced on that itself.

Speaking with the reporter, the senior Congress leader said, as quoted by ANI, " We will win at least 12 seats in the assembly by-elections, and can even win 15. Karnataka govt is an unholy government and is still short on numbers." BS Yediyurappa Government in Karnataka to Remove Tipu Sultan Lesson from School Syllabus.

Here's ANI Tweet:

Earlier on Thursday, the Congress released a list of eight candidates for the upcoming by-elections in Karnataka. The candidates announced for the Assembly seats include -- Bhimmanna Naik (Yellapur), BH Bannikod (Hirekerur), KB Koliwad (Rannebennur), M Anjanappa (Chikkaballapur), M Narayanswamy (KR Pura), M Shivaraj (Mahalakshmi Layout), Padmavathi Suresh (Hoskote) and HP Manjunath (Hunsur)."

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