Mandya ticket contenders now down to Nikhil, HDK?

NT Correspondent

Ramanagara: JD(S) Karnataka youth wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy suggested that the Mandya Lok Sabha ticket may go to either him or his father and party state president HD Kumaraswamy.

He made the comments during a press conference in Ramanagara on Tuesday.

“Recently, we had a workers meeting of prominent leaders and workers from all seven Assembly constituencies of Mandya. Among them, many had been upset about my loss in 2019. A lot of our workers are still hurt and angry about the loss. This group of workers have told me that I should be the candidate again. I definitely honour this sentiment,” Nikhil said.

“Another section believes if Kumaranna (Kumaraswamy) contests from Mandya, there will be enthusiasm among the workers of the district to strengthen the party further. I would just like to say that all leaders from our party in Mandya district have grown thanks to our workers,” he added.

Kumaraswamy on the other hand has announced that he would undergo a heart surgery and make the announcement for the Mandya candidate on March 25.

He made the declaration this past Friday in a party meeting in Mandya when JD(S) workers raised slogans demanding that either he or Nikhil contest from the seat.