1. It’s official: H.D. Kumaraswamy to contest from Mandya seat in Lok Sabha elections
Putting an end to weeks of speculation, the Janata Dal (Secular) named its state President and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy as the candidate for the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency where a high voltage poll battle is expected. It also cleared Prajwal Revanna for Hassan seat.
The party that had hard bargained with the BJP for the Kolar Lok Sabha reserved constituency is yet to name the candidate. Though the defeated candidate in Bangarpet constituency in the recently held Assembly elections Mallesh Babu was the front runner, party sources indicated that discussions are still going on. In the seat-sharing arrangement, JD(S) will contest in three seats and BJP will contest in 25 seats.
