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.