The Congress occasion’s star campaigner and former occasion president Rahul Gandhi will marketing campaign for the candidates in Mandya and Kolar parliamentary constituencies on April 17.
The Janata Dal (S), which has entered into an alliance with the BJP, has fielded candidates in each constituencies.
Mr. Gandhi will handle rallies and lead highway reveals in each constituencies in help of the occasion’s candidates. The occasion has nominated Venkataramane Gowda, popularly often called the ‘Star Chandru’, in Mandya and Okay.V. Gowtham in Kolar (SC) constituency.
Mr. Gowda is going through former Chief Minister and JD(S) chief H.D. Kumaraswamy in Mandya. Mr. Gowtham’s contest is towards M. Mallesh Babu of the JD(S) in Kolar.
Each constituencies are essential for the Congress. Victory within the Vokkaliga-dominated Mandya constituency can be an enormous increase to KPCC president and Deputy Chief Minister D.Okay. Shivakumar.
In Kolar, the Congress has nominated Bengaluru central district Congress Committee chief Okay.V. Gowtham to counter the push for a ticket to veteran chief and Minister Okay.H. Muniyappa’s son-in-law Chikka Peddanna. Mr. Muniyappa has been sulking following the denial of the ticket to his son-in-law and is reportedly not actively collaborating within the marketing campaign. On this context, Mr. Gandhi’s marketing campaign within the constituency would supply a much-needed morale booster to the cadre, sources within the occasion mentioned. The BJP received the Kolar seat in 2019.
Mr. Gandhi’s tour additionally assumes significance since it could come three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally and highway present in Mysuru and Mangaluru.