Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RJP)
Udupi, Mar 22: Former Congress minister Pramod Madhwaraj has been chosen as the JD(S) candidate for Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency.
He has already received the B-form from JD(S).
Madhwaraj had met JD(S) supremo Deve Gowda on Wednesday and on Thursday he met chief minister Kumaraswamy. After that the decision was taken to field him as JD(S) candidate.
Pramod Madhwaraj, who is a Congress party member till now, also applied for JD(S) membership as he does not want any technical problem later.
As per the pact between JD(S) and Congress, It was agreed that JD(S) would field its candidate from Udupi-Chikkamagaluru constituency. But JD(S) could not find a suitable candidate from its party and hence decided to field Pramod Madhwaraj as its candidate from Congress.
Shobha Karandlaje is the BJP candidate from this constituency.