Former Hassan Zilla Panchayat vice president and JD(S) leader H.P. Swaroop has said he is a strong contender for the party’s ticket to contest for Hassan seat in the coming election. However, he will stand by the party’s decision on the candidature.
Speaking to presspersons in Hassan on Wednesday, Mr. Swaroop said he had been following the footsteps of his father H.S. Prakash, a four-time MLA, who died in 2018. “I am an aspirant of the party ticket. But, I will stand by the party’s decision and work for the victory of the party candidate,” he said.
On party workers’ raising slogans seeking party ticket for him during the recent meeting in Hassan, Mr. Swaroop said a section of workers wanted that party to declare the candidate immediately so that the workers would get ready to defeat the BJP. “No matter who gets the ticket, all workers will work for the party’s victory,” he said.
