The political heat in the State is still high as even before the results of the keenly contested Lok Sabha polls are announced, political parties are bracing up for the elections to six seats of the Legislative Council on June 3.
The fact that the elections to three graduates’ and three teachers’ constituencies of the Council have turned out to be an extension of the just concluded phase of the Lok Sabha polls in terms of political prestige was evident with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar asking party leaders and workers to desist from relaxing till the Council polls were over.
The battle lines for these polls appear to have been drawn with both the Congress and the BJP-JD(S) combine announcing their candidates. The Congress, which had announced the names of five candidates, on Sunday chose the former MLC Marithibbe Gowda, who had joined its fold after quitting the JD(S), as its nominee for the South Teachers’ constituency. Similarly, the JD(S) on Sunday announced its MLC S.L. Bhoje Gowda as the candidate for the South-West Teachers’ constituency.
