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“We have a strong candidate to contest from Bengaluru Rural. We have recommended three candidates. One among them will contest (on a BJP ticket),” the former Deputy Chief Minister told reporters.
He said the one contesting from Bengaluru Rural will be a surprise candidate.
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s brother D K Suresh is representing this constituency for three consecutive terms.
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Deliberations are continuing on some ”problematic constituencies,” he added.
Regarding Mandya constituency, where the BJP backed independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh won in 2019 and staked a claim for party ticket this time, he said he has no information on who will be fielded from there. According to sources, BJP’s ally, the JD(S), is keen to field its candidate in Mandya.