Congress in a fix over candidate for Ballari

Even after several rounds of talks among Congress leaders and legislators, the party has not been able to reach a consensus on the candidate for Ballari (ST) Lok Sabha constituency. Congress has almost decided to field former Minister Kimmane Ratnakar from Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency and finalised the candidature of Anand Nyamagouda, son of Siddu Bhimappa Nyamagouda, for Jamkhandi Assembly constituency.

However, for Ballari, owing to lack of consensus in the party, senior leaders have assigned the task of selecting the candidate to D.K. Shivakumar, who is in charge of Ballari district. The meeting too shifted from the party office to Mr Shivakumar’s residence in the evening.

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