D Ok Shivakumar Signifies Brother & MP Suresh Might Contest from Ramanagara
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Final Up to date: March 14, 2023, 15:20 IST
Karnataka Congress President D Ok Shivakumar. (File picture/ Twitter)
Karnataka Congress President D Ok Shivakumar on Tuesday indicated that his brother and Member of Parliament from Bangalore Rural D Ok Suresh is prone to be fielded because the social gathering's candidate from Ramanagara constituency within the Meeting polls, which is prone to be held by Might.
Karnataka Congress President D Ok Shivakumar on Tuesday indicated that his brother and Member of Parliament from Bangalore Rural D Ok Suresh is prone to be fielded because the social gathering’s candidate from Ramanagara constituency within the Meeting polls, which is prone to be held by Might.
Chatting with reporters right here, Shivakumar mentioned, “I've received a message that he (Suresh) needs to be fielded." Stating that it was not he who proposed the concept, he added, “I haven’t mentioned it but, even with Suresh and our staff. It will likely be a significant choice. I’m nonetheless fascinated by it." In response to a query on whether or not there have been any directions from the Congress excessive command on this regard, he merely mentioned, “I can't reject it; such a proposal is there, however we haven’t mentioned it but. I've to speak to everybody." If Suresh, the lone Congress MP within the Lok Sabha from Karnataka, is fielded from Ramanagara, it will likely be a battle between two Vokkaliga bigwigs of their yard, as JD(S) has fielded H D Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil Kumaraswamy as its candidate from the Meeting constituency.
Whereas Ramanagara is the house district of Shivakumar and Suresh, for Kumaraswamy and household it's their “Karma Bhoomi".
When reporters requested Shivakumar if the message to area Suresh within the Meeting polls had come instantly from the excessive command or whether or not it was a proposal from the state unit, Shivakumar mentioned, “Not state. State unit means I’m right here myself because the PCC President. There's a proposal, I’m not denying it." “Native social gathering leaders and staff have been additionally placing strain on me, however I don’t wish to maintain a by-election, however nonetheless the social gathering has communicated on this regard. I’m but to debate this," he added.
To a query on whether or not Suresh’s identify could be introduced within the Congress’ first checklist of candidates, he mentioned, “He (Suresh) has not despatched in an utility (for the ticket ) but. We haven’t thought of it but." Anitha Kumaraswamy, who's the spouse of Kumaraswamy, presently represents Ramanagara constituency as a JD(S) MLA.
Anitha had received the Ramanagara seat within the November 2018 by-election because the joint candidate of the Congress-JD(S) coalition on the time. The bypoll was held because the seat had fallen vacant after Kumaraswamy gave it up, preferring to signify neighbouring Channapatna, the opposite seat he had received within the Meeting election that 12 months.
Curiously, on the time of the bypoll, Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister was main the Congress-JD(S) coalition authorities in Karnataka, and Suresh as MP had extensively campaigned for Anitha’s victory.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy was the joint candidate of Congress-JD(S) within the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Mandya, which he misplaced to BJP-backed unbiased candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh, an actor-turned-politician. Each Shivakumar and Suresh had campaigned for Nikhil throughout that election.
On the time, Kumaraswamy and Shivakumar, thought of to be “bete noires", had put apart their variations and joined fingers, bringing the Congress and the JD(S) collectively to type a coalition authorities within the state. The goal was to maintain BJP out of energy, because the 2018 Meeting election had thrown up a hung verdict.
After the collapse of the coalition authorities in 2019, each leaders appear to have maintained a distance from one another, sources mentioned.
The ruling BJP is but to announce its candidate for Ramanagara section. PTI KSU ANE ROH ROH
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