Amidst speculations in various quarters that the BJP was likely to deny a ticket for the incumbent Mysuru MP Pratap Simha to contest from the constituency again, the latter said that he was confident of the party fielding him for the third time paving the way for his hattrick of victories.
Speaking to media persons here on Monday Mr. Simmha said that he had the “blessings” of goddess Chamundeshwari and the backing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party rank and file was fully behind him.
In reply to a question on too many claimants for tickets to contest from Mysuru, Mr. Simmha said that it was natural for aspirants to stake their claims to contest in an election.