A month after asserting a brand new political occasion “Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha”, former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy on Tuesday introduced that his spouse Aruna Lakshmi will contest the upcoming meeting polls from Ballari metropolis meeting constituency. Reddy’s brother G Somasekhara Reddy at the moment represents the section from BJP.
“You’re conscious that I am a candidate from Gangavathi meeting section. I am as we speak asserting my spouse Aruna Lakshmi as candidate from Ballari metropolis meeting constituency,” Reddy mentioned addressing a gathering throughout his occasion’s yatra (tour programme) right here.
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Reddy’s brothers, G Karunakara Reddy and G Somashekar Reddy are BJP MLAs from Harapanahalli and Ballari metropolis meeting segments, and his shut buddy Sriramulu can also be BJP MLA from Molakalmuru in Chitradurga district and a Minister. They’ve made it clear that they’re with the BJP and don’t have anything to do with Janardhana Reddy’s new occasion.
If BJP once more fields Somashekar Reddy from Ballari metropolis meeting section will probably be an electoral combat between family members. Responding to a query whether or not his spouse would contest from Ballari metropolis even when his brother Somasekhara Reddy is fielded by BJP from there, Reddy whereas talking to reporters mentioned he does not wish to remark about another occasion or particular person.
“Is there any confusion on my announcement? Wherever I’ve a chance or a chance to win, I’ll area candidates from there, there isn’t any want for me to area candidates to defeat somebody. Within the three months I’ll journey within the constituencies that I can inside my limitations and can strive to make sure my candidate wins,” he mentioned.
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Reddy on December 25 had introduced a brand new occasion named “Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha”, with this, the chief who’s an accused in unlawful mining case, had minimize his two-decade-old affiliation with the ruling BJP. Accused in a multi-crore unlawful mining case, he has been out on bail since 2015 and a number of other circumstances have been imposed by the apex court docket in its order, together with prohibiting him from visiting Ballari in Karnataka and Ananthpur and Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh.
That is mentioned to be the rationale why Reddy himself is contesting from Gangavathi in Koppal district, and is fielding his spouse from his residence district of Ballari. Reddy whereas addressing the gathering mentioned, it has been simply over 30 days because the formation of the occasion, however it has disturbed the sleep of each different political occasion and leaders within the state. Noting that he fears none, he mentioned, his resolution on the brand new occasion is powerful, and would attain his aim with blessings of everybody. “There isn’t any query of me going again (from new occasion resolution).”