Karnataka election 2023: Former Karnataka chief minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on Friday ruled out speculation that his son BY Vijayendra will be fielded from Varuna constituency. Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah is contesting from Varuna constituency. Yediyurappa said his son would fight the election from Shikaripura.
Addressing reporters, he said, “There is already pressure to field Vijayendra from Varuna, but I have said it long back though there is pressure from Varuna, he should contest from Shikaripura.
So, there is no question of Vijayendra contesting from Varuna for whatsoever reason.”
Yediyurappa added that Vijayendra will fight from "my constituency" (Shikaripura in Shivamogga district), so there is no question of asking him to contest from Varuna.
To a question on Vijayendra's statement that the BJP has got its own strength and he would abide by the party's decision, Yediyurappa said, “His statement is correct but I am saying that he will contest from Shikaripura. I will convey this to the party high command and Vijayendra. There is no question of him contesting from Varuna in Mysuru.”
Yediyurappa is a sitting MLA from Shikaripura and has already announced his retirement from electoral politics. Yediyurappa had on Thursday raised expectations of a high-voltage fight between Vijayendra and Siddaramaiah by not ruling out the possibility of his son throwing his hat in the ring in Varuna.
After Congress fielded Siddaramaiah, who is also onc of CM candidates, from Varuna in Mysuru, the constituency became one of the hot seats in the upcoming election.
Assembly elections will be held in Karnataka on May 10.
(With PTI input)
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