Udupi: Party men discuss probable candidates for bi election

By Snehalatha, Udupi
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 03 August 2011: It is not yet sure whether D.V. Sadananda Gowda will become the Chief Minister or not, but there are strong rumours that Udupi Jilla BJP President Udayakumar Shetty and former MLA and present President of Yuva Morcha Sunil Kumar are already preparing for becoming the MP of Udupi – Chickmagalur constituency. In case D.V. Sadananda Gowda becomes the Chief Minister then naturally he will loose the Loksaba seat and to this seat in the next 6 months bi election will have to be conducted. Therefore, among the BJP workers discussion is going on whether who will be the BJP candidate.
 

 

There has been a tradition in BJP Udupi, which is; so far all the BJP leaders who were BJP Jilla President have been chosen as the candidate for the election of MLA. But current Jilla President Udayakumar Shetty will have to wait for 2 more years for the Vidana Sabha election. But now within 6 months the Loksaba bi election may take place, so he want to try his hand, says one Yuva Morcha worker.

 

 
But this is not just limited to Udupi, there is also Chickmagalur included. So the candidate must be suitably known for both Udupi and Chickmagalur and this becomes a paucity for Udayakumar Shetty. But Sunil Kumar though has lost the Vidanasaba election twice from Karkala, is known to the party workers in both Udupi and Chickmagaluru, so he might be the suitable candidate, is what being talked among the party workers.

 

 
This is like stitching the dress even before the baby is born, because the route is not yet clear for D.V. Sadananda Gowda to become the Chief Minister and the chances are remote. But still among the BJP party workers in Udupi the discussion on the probabilities is going on rapidly.