BENGALURU: Renuka Viswanathan, a former secretary to the Union government, and social entrepreneur Prithvi Reddy are among the 28 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates who will be contesting the election from Bengaluru. Viswanathan, a retired IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, has been part of the AAP since its early days.The party leadership, which received criticism from several Bengalureans for staying away from the BBMP election while the party was riding a wave of popularity in Delhi, is expected to release its list of candidates in a week, ahead of other parties.Viswanathan will contest from the Shanthinagar seat, now held by Congress member NA Haris, whose family's image has taken a beating after his son Mohammad Haris was involved in a case of drunken brawl in an upmarket pub. Reddy will take on Bengaluru city development minister KJ George for the Sarvagnanagar seat.While the AAP is yet to make its list public, some of the members who are sure to contest are: Mohan Dasari, a software professional (CV Raman Nagar), TED speaker MC Abbas (BTM Layout) and Lingaraj Urs, grandson of Karnataka’s former chief minister Devaraj Urs (KR Puram).The party will not field its candidate in Jayanagar where former AAP leader Ravi Krishna Reddy will contest as an independent candidate.The AAP, which came to power in Delhi with a promise of providing alternative politics, is contesting for the first time in Karnataka assembly elections . Though the party had contested in the 2014 general elections, it was able to garner just about 0.8% vote share in the state.The party is confident of putting up a good show in the elections. “The party will field candidates in all constituencies across Bengaluru. We will also contest in constituencies across Karnataka where other political parties are fielding corrupt, criminal and communal candidates. With whatever resources we have, we will ensure people have a good option to vote for,” Prithvi Reddy, convener, AAP Karnataka, told ET.“We are telling people to elect representatives and not rulers. Our campaign talks of issues and solutions. The Hennur flyover, for example, took eight years to complete but our party in Delhi has completed three flyovers in nine months, saving Rs 350 crore,” Reddy said.The AAP, he said, would release four different manifestos ahead of the elections. Each of the manifestos will focus on the assembly constituency, Bengaluru, Karnataka and issues specific to farmers, youth as well as women.Viswanathan, who has worked in various positions both in the state and the Centre, including as secretary of the Revenue Reforms Commission, said the time was just right to take a plunge into electoral politics for her.“I am not contesting for power, position or a post-retirement career. I have a good template for a corruption-free administration, be it solid waste management, bribe-free police station and traffic solutions. I will reach out to all the two lakh voters by going to their houses,” she said.* Renuka Viswanathan from Shanthinagar* Prithvi Reddy from Sarvagnanagar* Mohan Dasari from CV Raman Nagar* MC Abbas from BTM Layout* Lingaraj Urs from KR Puram* Ravi Krishna Reddy fromJayanagar