BJP’s National General Secretary in charge of Karnataka affairs Radha Mohan Das Agarwal on Sunday described the scion of erstwhile royal family of Mysuru Yaduveer Wadiyar as a ‘better’ candidate than incumbent MP Prathap Simha, but he added that a bigger role awaited the two-time Mysuru MP in future. In Mr. Yaduveer, Mr Agarwal said, the BJP has got a “better candidate” than Mr. Simha.
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Mr. Agarwal recalled the contribution of the erstwhile Maharajas of Mysore to Mysuru, Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka through hydro-electric plant in 1905, KRS reservoir, industrialisation, universalisation of primary education, etc. He said the BJP was bringing back the erstwhile royal family into the mainstream of politics through “democratic” means so that they can contribute again to the development of Mysuru and Karnataka.
He described Mr. Simha as a star campaigner and added that people can expect him to take over a bigger responsibility in the BJP in the coming days.
