Karnataka Assembly polls: AIADMK to field 3 candidates

CHENNAI: The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Saturday announced it would field its candidates from three
Assembly constituencies for the May 12 Karnataka polls.

AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam and co-coordinator K Palaniswami announced their party's candidates for Hanur, Gandhinagar and Kolar Gold field Assembly segments.

MP Yuvaraj is the party's pick for Gandhinagar while

RP Vishnukumar

and M Anbu will contest from Hanur and

Kolar Gold Fields

respectively.

The two leaders made the announcement in a party statement.

Yuvaraj was recently appointed Karnataka state unit secretary of the AIADMK.

The AIADMK had contested five seats in the 2013 elections.

Rivals Congress and BJP are locked in a fierce fight in the May 12 elections to 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka.