Member of Legislative Council Adaguru H. Vishwanath said in Belagavi on Sunday that he is an aspirant for Congress ticket for the Lok Sabha elections from Mysuru-Madikeri constituency.
Mr. Vishwanath was among the 17 defectors from various parties who joined the BJP to help it form the government in the State in 2019. He later became a BJP MLC.
“People keep asking me if I am an aspirant for Congress ticket from Mysuru. I ask them why not? I have been a Congress MP in the past. I have been a Congress worker for 40 years. I rose from the grassroots to the top level leadership in that party. I had to quit the party for various reasons. But those issues no longer matter now. I am not a member of any party. I am an independent MLC. I am planning to seek Congress ticket from Mysuru for the parliamentary polls,” he said.
