State Mahila Congress chief Pushpa Amarnath has staked a claim for the party’s ticket from Chamarajanagar reserved Lok Sabha constituency during the coming elections.
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru on Tuesday, Ms. Amarnath said the Mahila Congress has urged the party High Command to consider women candidates in constituencies in the State, where the party is expected to win in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
A former president of Mysuru Zilla Panchayat, Ms. Amarnath said she was aspirant for the Kollegal reserved Assembly ticket during the last Assembly elections in the State, but was denied the party nomination. However, she expressed optimism of securing the party ticket to contest from Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency in the coming elections and win the seat back for the Congress.