Madanya: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is reluctant to contest the 2023 assembly elections in the state from Chamundeshwari assembly constituency in Mysuru district, where he lost in 2018.
As the incumbent chief minister in 2018, he decided to contest from Chamundeshwari and vacated his ‘safe seat’ of Varuna in Mysore district to son Dr Yatindra Siddaramaiah.
While his son emerged victorious, senior Siddaramaiah lost to the JD(S) leader. GT Deve Gowda Chamundeshwari seat by a margin of around 34,000 votes.
People are calling me to contest from four to five places. I have not decided yet,” Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
When asked whether he will try his luck from Chamundeshwari seat in 2023? Congress “I will not contest from there,” the leader said.
Asked about the possibility of pre-scheduled elections after the recent BJP’s victory in four out of five assembly elections, Siddaramaiah said he did not think it would happen.
He said that the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommaisenior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa And other leaders have also denied this. Terming such questions as speculative, he said there was no reason to hold elections ahead of time when elections were held in April 2023.
However, Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah said: “If elections are held early, we are ready to face. People are on our side.”
Asked about rumors that several Congress leaders are ready to switch sides, the CLP leader asked people to wait and watch to see many BJP leaders joining the Congress.
Siddaramaiah also claimed that Janata Dal (Secular) MLA GT Deve Gowda has demanded ticket from him for himself and his son. “I have told him that I have not spoken to the party high command yet,” the CLP leader said.
On the possibility of an alliance between the BJP and the JD(S), the former chief minister said: “We don’t care if they form an alliance, come to an understanding or even go for match-fixing.”
About Former Union Minister Chief Minister IbrahimSiddaramaiah, who has resigned from the Congress and is likely to join the JD(S), said there was no need to give importance to the allegations made by the person who quit the party.
“Ibrahim was given ticket in 2013 to contest the assembly election from Bhadravati assembly constituency by not giving ticket to a sitting MLA Sangmesh, but he lost. I made him a defeated candidate, the chairman of the planning board. Also, I made him MLC. What is the injustice. Has it been done to them by the Congress?” Siddaramaiah retaliated.
These things happen when a person becomes overambitious, he said.
The former chief minister also said that the party will not be affected after Ibrahim’s departure.
Siddaramaiah said that Ibrahim wanted to be the leader of the opposition in the (legislative) council, but the party gave BK Hari Prasad Responsibility.
As the incumbent chief minister in 2018, he decided to contest from Chamundeshwari and vacated his ‘safe seat’ of Varuna in Mysore district to son Dr Yatindra Siddaramaiah.
While his son emerged victorious, senior Siddaramaiah lost to the JD(S) leader. GT Deve Gowda Chamundeshwari seat by a margin of around 34,000 votes.
People are calling me to contest from four to five places. I have not decided yet,” Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
When asked whether he will try his luck from Chamundeshwari seat in 2023? Congress “I will not contest from there,” the leader said.
Asked about the possibility of pre-scheduled elections after the recent BJP’s victory in four out of five assembly elections, Siddaramaiah said he did not think it would happen.
He said that the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommaisenior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa And other leaders have also denied this. Terming such questions as speculative, he said there was no reason to hold elections ahead of time when elections were held in April 2023.
However, Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah said: “If elections are held early, we are ready to face. People are on our side.”
Asked about rumors that several Congress leaders are ready to switch sides, the CLP leader asked people to wait and watch to see many BJP leaders joining the Congress.
Siddaramaiah also claimed that Janata Dal (Secular) MLA GT Deve Gowda has demanded ticket from him for himself and his son. “I have told him that I have not spoken to the party high command yet,” the CLP leader said.
On the possibility of an alliance between the BJP and the JD(S), the former chief minister said: “We don’t care if they form an alliance, come to an understanding or even go for match-fixing.”
About Former Union Minister Chief Minister IbrahimSiddaramaiah, who has resigned from the Congress and is likely to join the JD(S), said there was no need to give importance to the allegations made by the person who quit the party.
“Ibrahim was given ticket in 2013 to contest the assembly election from Bhadravati assembly constituency by not giving ticket to a sitting MLA Sangmesh, but he lost. I made him a defeated candidate, the chairman of the planning board. Also, I made him MLC. What is the injustice. Has it been done to them by the Congress?” Siddaramaiah retaliated.
These things happen when a person becomes overambitious, he said.
The former chief minister also said that the party will not be affected after Ibrahim’s departure.
Siddaramaiah said that Ibrahim wanted to be the leader of the opposition in the (legislative) council, but the party gave BK Hari Prasad Responsibility.