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Dhruvanarayana son to get poll ticket?
Fans of Dhruvanarayana have urged Congress leaders to declare Darshan Dhruvanarayana as the candidate for Nanjangud
Shyam Sundar Vattam | NT
Bengaluru: Following the sudden demise of KPCC Working President and the ‘probable’ candidate for Nanjangud Reserved Assembly constituency, R.Dhruvanarayana, the pressure seems to be mounting on the Congress high command to give the Nanjangud ticket to Darshan, son of the deceased leader.
Opposition Leader in the Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar had almost confirmed the ticket to Dhruvanarayana for the Nanjangud seat and only the formal announcement was pending. Unfortunately, the two-term MP from Chamarajanagar, Dhruvanarayana died last week, leaving the rank and the file of the party in shock.
A few days ago, Siddaramaiah had broked peace between Dhruvanarayana and former minister, Dr.H.C.Mahadevappa as both of them had eyed the Nanjangud ticket. The original plan of Dr Mahadevappa was to field his son, Subhas Bose from T.Narasipur Reserved Constituency so that he could fight from Nanjangud.
But the idea was shot down by Siddaramaiah, who directed Dr. Mahadevappa to contest in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Mysuru-Kodagu constituency while okaying Dhruvanarayana’s candidature for the Nanjangud seat. The tragic death of Dhruvanarayana has upset the plan of Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar.
Now, fans of Dhruvanarayana have urged Congress leaders to declare Darshan Dhruvanarayana as the candidate for Nanjangud. They conveyed their feelings to AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, Siddaramaiah, and Shivakumar who came to attend the last rites of Dhruvanarayana on Sunday.
The state leaders are likely to okay this proposal as they knew they could win the seat riding on the prevailing sympathy wave. However, sources claimed Dr Mahadevappa was not happy with the fresh proposal of giving the ticket to Darshan, and wants party leaders to consider his name. But his proposal has reportedly been dismissed by state leaders.
