Kolar, Nov.14: Former chief minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah on Monday has officially announced that he will not contest in the Badami assembly elections.
Siddaramaiah made this announcement while he was holding a meeting of the Congress party workers in the farmhouse of Byatarayanapura MLA Krishna Byre Gowda in Chaudenahalli of Karnataka’s Kolar.
“Contesting for the 2023 Assembly election at Badami has been ruled out. Varuna or Kolar, I will contest from wherever the high command would suggest me,” Siddaramaiah said adding that the nomination papers should be given by the Congress ‘High Command’ itself.
He further said: “The leaders here as well as in Kolar have suggested me to contest from Kolar promising me a victory there even if I campaign for two days. However, people from my previous constituency have asked me to contest from Badami, but the problem is that I can’t travel and attend to people’s issues due to my busy schedule, that’s why I am still in the waiting mode.”
“Leaders of Varuna, Hebbala and Badami constituencies have given an invitation and said that it would be good if I contest from the closer constituencies of Bengaluru,” he said further. Siddaramaiah has discussed his concern with the ‘high command’.
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party reacted to the former CM’s announcement and alleged him of being scared of losing.
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