Karnataka CM to contest from second assembly seat

Bangalore, April 22: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will contest also from Badami assembly constituency in the state's Vijayapura district in addition to Chamudeshwari in Mysuru, a Congres official said on Saturday

Siddaramaiah has been maintaining that his desire was to contest from Chamundeshwari in Mysuru but he was under pressure from local party leaders to be in the fray from Badami, as it would boost the Congress' prospects in north Karnataka.



The chief minister would file his papers on April 24 between 2 and 3 pm, officials at the CM's office said.

"This is the first time Siddaramaiah is contesting from two seats in response to demand from the party’s cadres and his supporters from the Kurba community he belongs to," said Gowda. Siddaramaiah, 69, filed nomination on Friday at Chamundeshwari from where he contested seven times and won five times since 1983.