Governance Bangalore North MP candidates: Choose among BJP and Congress heavyweights, and more April 10, 2019 Deepa Vaishnavi V M BJP candidate Sadananda Gowda is a union minister and three-time MP. His rival, Krishna Byre Gowda of the Congress, is a two-time state minister. Other than these high-profile candidates, 29 more are contesting from Bangalore North