Mysuru: Although they're ruling the state as coalition partners, the Congress and JD(S) appear not to have arrived at an understanding as far as the elections to the three vacant legislative council seats are concerned. Candidates from each parties might be contesting the elections. Friday used to be the last day for withdrawal of nomination papers, and with applicants from neither birthday celebration doing so, polls to the three seats have now turned into a triangular contest between the Congress, JD(S) and the BJP.
Of the three seats – South Teachers’, Southwest Graduates’ and Southwest Teachers’ – the BJP currently holds two, and the JD(S) one. While eight applicants are contesting from Southwest Graduates’ constituency, nine are within the fray at South Teachers’ section and 12 are in rivalry for the Southwest Teachers’ seat.
Incumbent MLC for the South Teachers’ constituency, Marithibbe Gowda of the JD(S), who is looking for re-election, is up against M Lakshamana of the Congress and B Niranjanamurthy of the BJP. Meanwhile, the JD(S) has fielded SL Bhoje Gowda from the Southwest Teachers’ constituency, the place he is pitted against KK Manjunath of the Congress and Captain Ganesh Karnik of the BJP.
The fight for the Southwest Graduates’ constituency will see former MP Aayanur Manjunatha, contesting as a BJP candidate, locked in a fight against Aruna Kumar of the JD(S) and SP Dinesh from the Congress.
The resolution through each JD(S) and Congress to contest the council elections separately assumes higher importance within the run-up to the native body polls scheduled in Old Mysuru area, the place each parties are dominant. It is still observed if the parties will arrive at an understanding for the native body elections.
Of the three seats – South Teachers’, Southwest Graduates’ and Southwest Teachers’ – the BJP currently holds two, and the JD(S) one. While eight applicants are contesting from Southwest Graduates’ constituency, nine are within the fray at South Teachers’ section and 12 are in rivalry for the Southwest Teachers’ seat.
Incumbent MLC for the South Teachers’ constituency, Marithibbe Gowda of the JD(S), who is looking for re-election, is up against M Lakshamana of the Congress and B Niranjanamurthy of the BJP. Meanwhile, the JD(S) has fielded SL Bhoje Gowda from the Southwest Teachers’ constituency, the place he is pitted against KK Manjunath of the Congress and Captain Ganesh Karnik of the BJP.
The fight for the Southwest Graduates’ constituency will see former MP Aayanur Manjunatha, contesting as a BJP candidate, locked in a fight against Aruna Kumar of the JD(S) and SP Dinesh from the Congress.
The resolution through each JD(S) and Congress to contest the council elections separately assumes higher importance within the run-up to the native body polls scheduled in Old Mysuru area, the place each parties are dominant. It is still observed if the parties will arrive at an understanding for the native body elections.
JD(S), Congress to fight council polls separately
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May 26, 2018
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