Senior Congress chief Siddaramaiah appeared to have ended speculations in regards to the constituency he would contest the 2023 Karnataka Meeting election from as he hinted at his candidature from the Kolar section.
Siddaramaiah, who visited Kolar Sunday, stated senior get together chief Okay H Muniyappa had welcomed his candidature, and sitting MLA from Kolar Okay Srinivas Gowda will vacate the seat and permit him to contest from the constituency. Gowda, a former JD(S) legislator, was expelled from the regional get together earlier this yr for voting for Congress candidates within the Rajya Sabha polls.
“The get together excessive command has assured to consent my candidature from any constituency,” Siddaramaiah stated, including that he would abide by the instructions of the Congress management. The previous Karnataka chief minister maintained there have been calls for from get together employees to contest from constituencies corresponding to Badami within the state’s Bagalkot district, which Siddaramaiah presently represents, Varuna in Mysuru, and even Kolar.
On Sunday, he visited distinguished locations of worship in Kolar metropolis on a particular bus meant for campaigning for the 2023 Karnataka polls. When a bit of his supporters began clapping and sloganeering, Siddaramaiah stated, “You possibly can clap after I go to to file nomination papers as soon as the get together consents.”
The bid to contest from Kolar is being seen as his try to pick out a ‘protected’ seat that will guarantee his election in 2023.
JD(S) chief Kumaraswamy stated the selection of Kolar reeked of caste equations as he was seeking to contest a seat the place Kurubas—the neighborhood Siddaramaiah represents—is a majority. “He did the identical at Varuna and Badami,” Kumaraswamy stated.
If Siddaramaiah contests from Kolar, it will imply that his son Yatindra Siddaramaiah might be a candidate from Varuna within the Mysuru district. Yatindra had gained his first election from the constituency in 2018.
Congress hopes that Siddaramaiah’s candidature would guarantee victory for the get together at Kolar as Kurubas, minorities, Backward Castes and even Vokkaligas would possible vote in his favour.