Kaup: The Congress High Command put an end to all speculations regarding the candidate for the Kaup Assembly constituency by announcing the name of former Lok Sabha member Vinay Kumar Sorake.
The Congress which had declared candidates for 222 constituencies out of 224 on Monday, had not disclosed the candidates for Kaup and Davangere.
Though the names of former minister Vasanth Salian, Gafoor who is close to Oscar and businessman Suresh Shetty were widely heard for the ticket, there was lobbying for Divakar Shetty, a prominent Bunt leader and Y Sukumar and Sarasu D. Bangera belonging to the Billava community. Selecting a candidate for Kaup had turned to be a real problem for the High Command.