Karnataka bypolls: BJP-JD(S) coalition fields Union minister HD Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil from Channapatna seat

The 3rd constituency retired for polls connected November 13 is Sandur, wherever Annapurna, woman of Lok Sabha MP E Tukaram, volition instrumentality connected Bangaru Hanumanthu of the BJP. Elections for each 3 constituencies are being held arsenic MLAs from these constituencies – Kumaraswamy from Channapatna, Bommai from Shiggaon and Tukaram from Sandur – resigned from the Assembly aft winning the Lok Sabha polls.

The Congress, which announced its 2 candidates – C P Yogeshwar for Channapatna and E Annapurna for Sandur – connected Wednesday evening fielded Yasir Khan Pathan arsenic its campaigner from the Shiggaon constituency. Pathan had mislaid the 2023 Assembly elections against Basavaraj Bommai.

Though the authoritative announcement of Nikhil arsenic the Channapatna campaigner was done by BJP Parliamentary Board subordinate B S Yediyurappa pursuing a gathering with H D Kumaraswamy, Gowda had told reporters earlier successful the time that Nikhil would record his information papers connected Friday.

This volition beryllium his 3rd election, having mislaid the archetypal 2 polls. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Nikhil had mislaid from the Mandya constituency against Independent campaigner Sumalatha and successful the 2023 Assembly polls, helium mislaid astatine the Ramanagara constituency to Iqbal Hussain of the Congress.

He volition look a stiff contention astatine Channapatna against erstwhile curate and BJP MLC C P Yogeshwar, who joined Congress connected Tuesday, amidst uncertainties implicit his candidature from the BJP-JD(S) coalition. Yogeshwar filed his information papers connected Thursday.

Kumaraswamy told the reporters pursuing the announcement that leaders from some the parties arrived astatine a statement to person Nikhil arsenic the candidate. To a question, helium said that though helium had agreed to tract Yogeshwar arsenic the BJP campaigner from Channapatna, helium was advised by BJP nationalist president J P Nadda to tract a JD(S) campaigner truthful that the confederation is not affected.