Karnataka Polls: Siddaramaiah to Contest From Chamundeshwari Seat
Though the 69-year-old veteran leader contested from the same seat seven times since 1983 and won five times.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday, 29 March, said he would contest in the state Assembly elections from the Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysuru.
"I will contest from Chamundeshwari seat on a Congress ticket and win with the blessings of the people as I had in the past", Siddaramaiah told reporters in Mysuru, accepting the challenge of JD(S) state President HD Kumaraswamy, who dared him to do so on Wednesday.
Though the 69-year-old veteran leader contested from the same seat seven times since 1983 and won five times, he was re-elected from Varuna in this district in the 2013 Assembly polls.
Kumaraswamy later told reporters sarcastically that he would return to Chamundeshwari after the poll results to give his reaction to the "defeat" of Siddaramaiah by the electorate.
The Chief Minister plans to field his eldest son Yatindra from Varuna, which is also his home town, if he contests from Chamundeshwari.
The much anticipated elections will be held on 12 May, the Election Commission announced earlier this week. The counting of votes, for the single-phase elections, will take place on 15 May.
(With inputs from IANS)
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