Jayanagar poll: Late MLA's kin is BJP candidate

By Gururaj B R

With every seat changing into an important for the BJP, especially after the floor take a look at snub, the saffron celebration needs to win the June 11 Jayanagar polls at any value. After failing to find a ‘proper’ candidate, the BJP has now realised that it’s biggest trump card is not anything, however a sympathy wave. Hence, the celebration has decided to nominate BN Prahlad Babu, brother of the deceased and former MLA BN Vijayakumar as its candidate.

The BJP’s Central Election Committee on Tuesday announced Prahlad’s identify. The saffron celebration had suffered a blow after Vijaykumar, a candidate and two-time MLA from Jayanagar, died of huge center attack in the early hours of May 4.

Former and incumbent BJP corporators from Jayanagar Assembly phase had opposed the candidature of Prahlad, whilst BJP leaders CK Ramamurthy, N Nagaraj, SK Nataraj, Somashekhar and others have brazenly demanded ticket for one of them. With the BJP out of energy although it emerged as the single-largest celebration in the Assembly polls through profitable 104 seats, it's underneath force to win the by-polls to extend its tally. Hence, celebration leaders like union minister HN Ananth Kumar are figuring out strategies to win the seat at any value.

Prahlad will have to sweat it out extra to win the constituency, represented through his brother as he is more likely to face opposition from native leaders who've strongly opposed his candidature. Former minister and MLA Ramalinga Reddy may be working onerous to ensure victory of his daughter Sowmya Reddy who is the Congress candidate right here. Reddy represented the phase before transferring to HSR Layout Assembly phase.

The counting of votes might be hung on June 16. The hung verdict thrown up through the Karnataka Assembly ballot has lent additional significance to the elections in Jayanagar and in Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency, where polling used to be deferred to May 28 through the EC following the restoration of hundreds of forged voter ID playing cards.