Mangaluru : Karnataka Rashtra Samithi (KRS) state president Ravikrishna Reddy said on Wednesday announced its first list of 10 candidates for the upcoming Mangaluru City Corporation elections.

Addressing a press meet here Reddy said that the party will finalise the lsit of remaining candidates by Thursday noon. The list of candidates who have been chosen to contest from ten wards are Kabeer Katipalla (Ward 3 – Katipalla East), Shanthi Nagaraj (Ward 4 – Katipalla Krishnapura), Avil R D’Souza (Ward 13 – Kunjathbail North), Avinash D’Souza (Ward 22 – Kadri Padavu), Hary Praveen (Ward 24 – Derebail South), Usha Shetty (Ward 26 – Derebail West), Vincent D’Costa (Ward 31 – Bejai), Shawn Pinto (Ward 33 – Kadri South), Clara Saldanha (Ward 36 – Padavu East) and Deviprasad Bajilakeri (Ward 43 – Kudroli), he informed.

“A corruption-free political party is not a challenge but a necessity in today’s situation,” said Reddy adding that KRS, by fielding candidates with a clean image will emerge as an alternative to the major political parties in the state whose leaders are mired in corruption.

He informed that the party was launched in August in Bengaluru, and has set up units in 10 districts. “If elected, KRs will work towards uninterrupted water supply, scientific disposal of garbage and setting up of ward committees in Mangaluru,” the party president declared.

Reteirating Reddy’s view, KRS state vice president Amrith Shenoy too said that priority should be given to honest people to contest the elections. “The BJP, Congress and JD(S) are engaged is seeking tickets based on caste. KRS can bring in a change in society,” stated Shenoy.