Siddramaiah clarifies his son won’t contest from Mysuru in LS polls

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday, January 13, said BJP MP Pratap Simha is scared and that is why he is saying that my son Yathindra will contest against him in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Mysuru-Kodagu constituency.

The chief minister said the decision to give tickets are based on the recommendations



of MLAs, local leaders and party office bearers of the constituencies and not based on individual choice.

“Pratap Simha (Mysuru-Kodagu BJP MP) is scared, that’s why he is saying that Yathindra will contest. Neither I nor Yathindra have said that he (Yathindra) will contest the election,” Siddaramaiah told reporters here.