Shobha to contest from Udupi-Chickmagalur, DVS from Mysore

Bellevision Media Network

Bangalore, 21 Feb 2014: The problem of issuing Lok Sabha tickets to three of its stalwarts, who had been insisting on a ticket from Bangalore (north) constituency has resulted in a harmonious settlement by the BJP. The decision was taken by the core committee of the BJP, which met at former minister, Ashok’s house on Thursday, February 20.

 

Former minister, R Ashok, former chief minister, D V Sadananda Gowda, and former minister, Shobha Karandlaje, had stuck to their demand for a ticket from Bangalore (north) constituency. It is said that prominence of Vokkaliga community among the voters of this constituency had influenced their decisions.

 

During the core committee meeting, there was a notable thaw in the stands owned by both Ashok and DVS, as both offered to abide by the party’s decision, in contrast to their earlier determination to fight from Bangalore (north) constituency, it is learnt.

 

After prolong efforts, BJP leadership has succeeded in convincing D V Sadananda Gowda, who had earlier been elected from Mangalore and Udupi-Chikmagalur constituencies once each, to fight the coming election from Mysore constituency.

 

Shobha Karandlaje has been chosen to fight the coming Lok Sabha election from Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency on behalf of BJP. She would be up against  Jayaprakash Hegde of Congress.

 

The revised list of 20 BJP candidates is as follows. Candidates for the remaining eight seats are yet to be finalized.

 

Bangalore North - R Ashok
Mysore - D V Sadananda Gowda
Udupi-Chikmagalur - Shobha Karandlaje
Shimoga - B S Yeddyurappa
Mangalore - Nalin Kumar Kateel
Uttara Kannada - Ananthkumar Hegde
Belgaum - Suresh Angadi
Chamarajanagar - A R Krishnamurthy
Chikkodi - Ramesh Katti
Bijapur - Ramesh Jigajinagi
Bagalkot - Gaddi Gowder
Gulbarga - Revu Nayak Belamagi
Bidar - Raghunathrao Malkapure
Davangere - G M Siddeshwar
Chitradurga - Janardhan Swamy
Bangalore South - Ananthkumar
Bangalore Central - P C Mohan
Koppal - Sanganna Karadi
Haveri - Shivakumar Udasi
Dharwad - Prahlad Joshi