Summary:
Ticket aspirants from Congress-- former Minister Pramod Madhwaraj and secretary, Indian Overseas Congress Arathi Krishna --have still not lost hopes.While Arathi hopes that top leaders from the party could change their minds and give the seat back to the Congress, Pramod Madhwaraj hinted at contesting as a JD(S) candidate. “Even if the coalition partners decide to field Pramod Madhwaraj, I will continue working for the party.”‘Alliance should be like milk and honey’Former Minister Pramod Madhwaraj may be the JD(S) candidate from the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru constituency. Udupi: Leaders from Udupi Congress have been upset ever since the coalition government decided to give the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha seat to JD(S). He told TOI, “If at all I contest, it is from Congress and JD(S) because it is an alliance between Congress and JD(S). I don’t want the Congress and JD(S) to be like water and oil..