Daijiworld Media Network – Bagalkote (DC)
Bagalkote, Apr 24: The BJP has decided to field B Sriramulu, a close aide of Janardhana Reddy, against Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah from Badami. Sriramulu will contest Badami as his second seat now and challenge the CM in this OBC dominated constituency in Karnataka.
Sriramulu filed his nomination from Badami on Tuesday, April 24. He was joined by BJP president Yeddyurappa, union minister Prakash Javadekar and BJP in-charge of state Muralidhar Rao.
The party is still struggling to find a candidate and to take on Siddaramaih’s son Yathindra in the Varuna constituency in Mysuru district.
Badami is the second constituency for the CM as he has also filed his nomination from Chamundeshwari and is expected to take on GT Deve Gowda of the (JDS). Sriramulu had earlier filed his nomination papers from Molakalmuru constituency in Chitradurga district.
Reacting to reports on Sriramulu being fielded by the BJP against him from Badami, Siddaramaiah said, "Let them field anyone. I am not worried about who the opponent is. Elections are fought on ideologies and not between persons. We are fighting against communalism, we are fighting communal forces and we want to defeat communal forces."