KPCC spokesperson M. Lakshman, who was declared the Congress candidate to take on Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar of BJP in the election to the high-profile Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency, on Friday, March 22, sought an explanation from Pratap Simha, MP, on why he was denied the party ticket when he claimed to have done a lot of development works in the constituency for the last ten years. Besides him, the people of Mysuru and Kodagu segments want to know the reason either from Mr. Simha or the party for the ticket denial, he said.
“I was preparing for the electoral fight against Mr. Simha, over the last two years. I thought the BJP would renominate Mr. Simha. But he suffered a hit-wicket Mr. Wadiyar emerging as the party candidate. I sympathise with Mr. Simha. I have nothing against Mr. Simha personally but have political differences with him,” he told reporters in Mysuru.
