Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will face BJP parliamentarian B Sriramulu, a key aide of the mining-millionaire Reddy brothers, in Karnataka's Badami on the May 12 election. Badami in north Karnataka is Siddaramaiah's "Plan B" seat after Chamundeshwari, where he has won five times and lost twice. He had reportedly asked the Congress for a safe seat as a backup to Chamundeshwari, where he expects a tough fight.
