Suspense over the BJP-JD(S) combine’s nominee for the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency continues even as the Congress was relatively quicker off the mark by announcing Venkatarame Gowda, popularly known as ‘Star Chandru’, as its candidate for the Vokkaliga-dominated constituency.
Incumbent MP Sumalatha Ambareesh, who won as an Independent in 2019 but declared her support to the BJP ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections, is making a strong pitch for the saffron party’s ticket. But, the BJP and the JD(S), which have teamed up for the Lok Sabha polls, are yet to finalise their seat-sharing arrangement.
