Karnataka: Former BJP MP Srinivas Prasad assures to support Congress candidates in Mysore, Chamarajanagar for LS polls
ANI revealed. Mysore and Chamarajanagar are the CM's home districts, and winning both seats is crucial for maintaining his political credibility and hence, Siddaramaiah met Prasad urging him to support Congress candidates in both constituencies, sources said. Following the meeting, Shrinivas Prasad assured CM that he would appeal to the people to help the Congress candidate Chamarajanagar constituency will go to the polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 26.
The BJP has nominated party leader S Balaraj for the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha seat, while Congress Congress fielded Sunil Bose, son of Social Welfare Minister H.C. Mahadevappa. The Chamarajanagar constituency seat is reserved for SC and ST candidates.
Karnataka, with 28 Lok Sabha seats, will vote in two phases on April 26 and May 7. Chamarajanagar constituency will go to the polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 26. In the 2019 elections, the Congress and JD-S alliance suffered a significant defeat, with the BJP securing a record 25 seats.
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