BJP fields 56 candidates, Congress 49 for Belagavi Corpn. polls

Elections to the Belagavi City Corporation council, being fought on party ticket for the first time, have turned on the heat among political parties, candidates and their supporters. Polling is schedu

Elections to the Belagavi City Corporation council, being fought on party ticket for the first time, have turned on the heat among political parties, candidates and their supporters. Polling is scheduled on September 3. As many as 519 candidates have filed nomination papers for the 58 wards in the city, an average of nine nominees per ward. No party, however, has been able to field candidates in every ward. While the BJP chose 58 candidates, it could not get the symbol in two wards due to delay on the part of the party to submit the requisite documents. Now, the BJP has 56 candidates, the Congress has 49, the AAP has 28, the Janata Dal(S) 12 and the AIMIM has fielded its nominees in six wards.