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D.{K}. Ravi’s spouse entrance runner for Congress ticket
Amid hypothesis over H. Kusuma, spouse of the deceased IAS officer D.{K}. Ravi, making an attempt her luck with Congress ticket to contest from Rajarajeshwari Nagar, the occasion excessive command is ready to resolve on the candidates for the 2 Assembly constituencies going into bypolls.
“We have had several rounds on discussions on who the party’s candidates should be in the two Assembly constituencies. We are sending the list of probable candidates to the high command today. The national leaders will decide,” Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.{K}. Shivakumar stated on Sunday, as Ms. Kusuma and several other native leaders from Sira constituency joined the Congress.
Ms. Kusuma is the daughter of Janata Dal (S) chief Hanumantharayappa, who additionally joined the Congress on Sunday, and is learnt to be eager on contesting from R.R. Nagar, which has a sizeable quantity of Vokkaliga voters.
The Congress State unit has backed six-time legislator and former Minister T.B. Jayachandra to contest for the Sira seat, which has now fallen vacant following the demise of JD(S) legislator B. Satyanarayana. Party sources stated that whereas solely Mr. Jayachandra’s identify has been despatched for Sira, three names, together with that of Ms. Kusuma, has been proposed for R.R. Nagar. The different two potential candidates are former legislator from Magadi Balakrishna and Raksha Ramaiah. “Ms. Kusuma is most likely to get ticket,” a supply stated.
“The entire State is waiting for the decision of the Sira voters,” Mr. Shivakumar remarked, including that the Congress management was totally behind Mr. Jayachandra.
The Congress on Sunday distributed B-forms to its nominees in the Legislative Council elections. Mr. Shivakumar distributed the varieties to R.M. Kuberappa (West Graduates), sitting member Sharanappa Mattur (North East Teachers), and Praveen Peter (Bengaluru Teachers).
Is R.R. Nagar proving tough for BJP?
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s alternative of candidate for Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency has saved everybody guessing even because the occasion is anticipated to announce its candidates for the 2 constituencies going to bypolls both on Monday or Tuesday.
While it’s speculated that Rajesh Gowda, son of former Congress MP Mudalagiriyappa, might lastly bag the occasion’s ticket for Sira, it’s the alternative of candidate for R.R. Nagar that has saved everybody on tenterhooks. The R.R. Nagar byelection has been necessitated by the resignation of Congress legislator Munirathna, who was among the many 17 Congress and JD(S) legislators to resign and trigger the autumn of the earlier Congress-JD(S) coalition. There is sort of a bit of resistance inside the occasion to giving Mr. Munirathna the ticket, occasion sources stated.
Sources stated that the selection of candidate had turn into tough as a result of of the feud between Mr. Munirathna and Tulsi Muniraju Gowda, who might find yourself taking part in towards every to make sure the opposite’s defeat, doubtlessly costing the occasion the seat.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi stated that there was no confusion in the occasion over the selection of candidate, however acknowledged that there have been many aspirants for the ticket. “No State leader, including the Chief Minister, has announced the name of the candidates so far. The BJP is stronger in R.R. Nagar. Even when D.K. Suresh was candidate, the BJP got more votes. We will win both constituencies,” he stated, including that he didn’t want to touch upon the potential candidature of H. Kusuma, spouse of the deceased IAS officer D.{K}. Ravi.
An issue of a lot for JD(S) in Sira
The Janata Dal (Secular) is beneath stress to retain the Sira Assembly seat after its legislator B. Satyanarayana handed away not too long ago, however the occasion is confronted with an issue of a lot with a number of candidates wishing to contest. This has delayed the selection of a candidate. The former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy had, final Thursday, introduced that the occasion would declare its candidates for the 2 Assembly segments that are set to see byelections.
While the JD(S) is eager to offer ticket to the widow of the deceased, the late legislator’s son Satyaprakash is learnt to be eager to contest. Before the election was declared, the JD(S) had stated that the primary precedence in ticket distribution was to the household of the late Satyanarayana. However, when Mr. Kumaraswamy spoke at a public rally a day after the election schedule was introduced, he was non-committal to the household.
However, on Sunday, Tumakuru Rural legislator D.C. Gowrishankar is learnt to have met the occasion supremo H.D. Deve Gowda to request ticket for his brother. Party sources stated there have been a minimum of three severe contenders from the grassroots stage in Sira, they usually might emerge spoilsport for the occasion. Sunday additionally witnessed a big quantity of JD(S) employees from Sira becoming a member of the Congress, now helmed in the State by Vokkaliga chief D.{K}. Shivakumar.
Sources stated the JD(S) was at the moment confronted with not solely issues associated to the selection of candidates, but additionally different points similar to funds to fulfill the bypoll prices. The occasion’s R.R. Nagar candidate can be but to be introduced, sources stated.
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