Sumalatha Ambareesh’s move to join the BJP underscored the evolving dynamics within Karnataka’s political arena and set the stage for an intriguing contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Sumalatha said the BJP leaders offered her to contest from elsewhere but she rejected it saying that she will stick to Mandya for being the 'daughter-in-law' of the district. She said some of her supporters also wanted her to join Congress.
Mandya Lok Sabha Election 2024: Congress leader MK Shivananjappa represented the Mandya constituency four times in a row in 1952, 1957, 1962 and 1967. Sumalatha, popular actor Ambareesh's wife, won the seat in 2019 as an independent candidate backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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