Karnataka Elections: 93% candidates are Rich ones

New Delhi, May 08: As we know that, Karnataka assembly elections to be scheduled on May 12.

Out of the 2560 candidates analyzed, 883 are declared crorepatis with the most belonging to BJP. 93% of the party's candidates are crorepatis while Congress, too, has 207 crorepatis among its 207 contenders.

An interesting point to note is that an average candidate in the Karnataka election has assets worth Rs 7.54 crores in his/her name.

The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has analyzed affidavits of 2560 candidates out of the 2655 and released a report days ahead of the May 12 elections.