The Congress has chosen Mantar Gowda, son of former Minister A. Manju, for the Madikeri seat in Kodagu district. Interestingly, Mr. Manju is the JD(S) candidate for Arkalgud seat in Hassan district.
In 2021, when the elections for the Legislative Council from native our bodies had been held, Dr. Mantar Gowda had contested in Kodagu district on the Congress ticket and misplaced. Then, his father was with the BJP.
Dr. Mantar Gowda began his profession in Congress. He labored because the president of the Hassan district Youth Congress.
His father was a Minister within the Siddaramaiah-led Congress authorities. He give up the get together after struggling defeat within the 2018 Assembly elections and contested for Hassan Lok Sabha seat in 2019 on the BJP ticket.
Again, he left the BJP because of variations inside the get together. He hoped to rejoin the Congress. However, the get together didn’t guarantee him the ticket to contest for Arkalgud seat, forcing him to hitch the JD(S).
Even as his father was shifting from one get together to a different, Dr. Mantar Gowda, a radiologist, remained with the Congress. He bought a probability to contest within the council polls. And, now he has a chance within the Assembly polls.
