Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok said in Mysuru on Thursday that E.C. Ningaraju, who was given the ticket for South Teachers’ constituency by the BJP, has promised him that he would withdraw from the poll race with K. Vivekananda emerging as the JD(S) and BJP alliance candidate for the South Teachers’ Constituency.
“Mr. Ningaraju has assured me that he will withdraw his nomination papers on Friday and also work for the victory of the alliance candidate in the elections. He will withdraw from the race in favour of Mr. Vivekananda,” said Mr. Ashok, during the BJP and JD(S) coalition alliance meeting ahead of the Council polls, here.
Mr. Vivekananda, who was given the ‘B’ Form by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Wednesday, filed his nomination papers on Thursday. He was accompanied by former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Mr. Ashok, JD(S) MLA G.T. Deve Gowda, and Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the BJP candidate for Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency.
