Newskarnataka – Bangalore

Bangalore: The BJP central leadership took the decision after consulting with the State unit, to field former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda from the Bangalore North constituency.

On Monday March 3, the BJP held a meeting of its election management committee to decide on allocation of election and campaign-related responsibilities among party functionaries, when they confirmed the candidature.

The party had preferred former deputy chief minister R Ashoka to contest, however it wanted Gowda to contest from Mysore. Ashoka had initially agreed, but later developed cold feet, apprehensive that by entering national politics he might lose his hold on the State unit of the party.

Thus the party decided to give the ticket to Gowda.