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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Shankar Bennur

It’s a battle of prestige for Siddaramaiah in this backward region where his Assembly segment lies

Like the Mysuru Lok Sabha seat, Chamarajanagar (Reserved) constituency is a prestigious one for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and winning both is seen as important for his leadership within the Congress, as the BJP and JD(S) alliance has launched a no-holds-barred battle. The Varuna Assembly constituency that the Chief Minister represents falls in the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency.

While the Congress is leaving no stone unturned to wrest the seat from the BJP, the saffron party is waging a determined fight to retain the seat that it won for the first time in 2019. Mr. Siddaramaiah has already campaigned twice for Congress nominee Sunil Bose.

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