Days before negotiations between the BJP and the JD(S) are set to begin on seat sharing between the two parties, Mandya’s sitting MP Sumalatha Ambareesh on Thursday said that she is confident that the saffron party will retain the Mandya seat in the coming Lok Sabha elections, despite the alliance with the regional party.
Speaking to presspersons in Mandya, she said her constituency is Mandya and she will not move out of it. Ms. Sumalatha, who won as an Independent with the support of the BJP, is now seeking BJP ticket from Mandya.
“I am confident that the BJP will give me ticket to contest from Mandya. My husband won four times from here and my election is the fifth term for our family from Mandya. The people of Mandya have great expectations from our family and I want to take forward Ambareesh’s legacy. I entered politics for Mandya. If I have to contest from any other constituency, why should I be in politics?” she said.
