8 years ago
Bengaluru:
After BS Yeddyurappa announced that his son BY Vijayendra will not be its candidate for the Varuna seat, there were massive protests by BJP workers in Mysuru who threatened to resign if Yeddyurappa Junior was not named a candidate by today. Siddaramaiah's son Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah is also contesting from Varuna constituency in Mysuru and a faceoff between sons of the two political veterans, running for Karnataka's chief ministerial post, is now unlikely. Varuna, a rural area with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as its current legislator, was prepping for a show down for weeks. BJP workers have set a deadline of today for the party high command to give BY Vijayendra a ticket or they would resign from the party and vote for HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular). The BJP is yet to announce candidates for Varuna and the Badami seats. Karnataka votes on May 12.
