<span style="color: #222222;">Thirty candidates remain in fray for the April 17 bypolls to Belgaum Lok Sabha, and Maski and Basavakalyan assembly segments in Karnataka. Yesterday was the last day to withdraw the nominations. There are 10 candidates contesting from the Belgaum Lok Sabha seat, 12 candidates from Basavakalyan and eight from Maski Assembly seats. The ruling BJP has fielded Mangala Suresh Angadi, the widow of late Union Railway minister Suresh Angadi from the Belgaum Lok Sabha seat.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Congress state working President Satish Jarkiholi is fielded against the BJP candidate. Satish Jarkiholi is the sitting MLA from Yamkanmaradi. In Basavakalyan Assembly seat Sharanu Salagar is the BJP candidate, Mallamma is the Congress candidate and Syed Yasrab Ali Quadri is contesting from JD(S). Mallamma is the widow of B Narayan Rao, the MLA whose death due to Covid infection necessitated the by election in Basavakalyan.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In Maski, former MLA Prathapagouda Patil who quit Congress is the BJP candidate while Basanagouda Turvihal who quit BJP is the Congress candidate. JD(S) has not put its candidates for the Belgaum Lok Sabha and Maski Assembly by elections. A former MLA Mallikarjun Khuba is contesting the Basavakalyan seat as an Independent after he was denied the ticket by BJP.</span><br />''  <br />