BENGALURU: Congress legislature occasion chief and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday stated he desires to contest from two seats within the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls, because the occasion fielded him from his house turf of Varuna in Mysuru district. He stated he desires to contest from Kolar too together with Varuna, if the occasion agrees.
The Congress earlier within the day introduced its first listing of 124 candidates for the polls, due by May, which included the announcement of Siddaramiah’s candidacy from Varuna. This marks the return of the 75-year-old chief to his house constituency, which is presently represented by his son Yathindra Siddaramaiah, after a spot of 5 years.
Siddaramaiah had earlier received twice from Varuna in 2008 and 2013, and even went on to turn into the Chief Minister after profitable from there in 2013. The Leader of Opposition in Karnataka had zeroed in on Varuna, after weighing on numerous choices.
“I had said, it is left for the high command to decide (regarding the constituency). High Command has asked me to contest from Varuna. I have said, I will contest from two constituencies, from Kolar and here, again it is left to the high command,” Siddaramaih stated.
Speaking to reporters right here, he stated, his son Yathidra won’t be contesting from any constituency.
The Congress has not but introduced any candidate for the Kolar seat, and in addition Badami, which Siddaramaiah presently represents.
According to some occasion functionaries, Siddaramaiah, within the occasion of profitable from each the seats, plans to vacate Varuna seat, and subject Yathindra from there within the subsequent bypolls.
Siddaramaiah, who’s nursing Chief Ministerial ambitions within the occasion occasion coming to energy, and was searching for a “safe seat”, had introduced in January that he shall be contesting the polls from the Kolar, reportedly after conducting surveys, topic to the approval of the occasion’s Central management.
However, there have been reviews final week that Congress management together with Rahul Gandhi, in the course of the occasion’s Central Election Committee assembly, had suggested Siddaramaiah to not contest from Kolar, which is alleged to be ?dangerous? for him.
Following this, Siddaramaiah on Tuesday advised a big group of supporters from Kolar, who had gathered close to his residence right here, that the Congress excessive command had requested him to not take even ?1 per cent threat’ whereas selecting a constituency to contest the elections.
Siddaramaiah, who presently represents Badami section of Bagalkote district in northern elements of the State, has repeatedly indicated that he could not contest from there, citing his lack of ability to present extra time for folks and occasion staff of the constituency as the explanation.
Siddaramaiah, who has introduced that 2023 Assembly polls shall be his final, has made it clear that he wouldn’t contest from his former Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysuru. As the then sitting Chief Minister, he misplaced the 2018 polls in Chamundeshwari to JD(S) G T Deve Gowda by 36,042 votes.
He, nevertheless, received Badami, the opposite constituency from the place he had contested the 2018 polls, and defeated B Sriramulu (BJP) by 1,696 votes.
Making his debut within the Assembly in 1983, Siddaramaiah had bought elected from Chamundeshwari on a Lok Dal Party ticket. He has received 5 occasions from this constituency and tasted defeat thrice.
After neighbouring Varuna grew to become a constituency in 2008 following delimitation, Siddaramaiah represented it until he vacated the seat for his son Yatindra (MLA) within the 2018 Assembly polls and went again to his outdated constituency of Camundeshwari.
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