Summary:
“We have spoken to the party leadership about wanting the mayor’s post for the Congress. However, the BJP was denied a chance to stake claim to power in the house with the Congress and JD(S) stitching a post-poll alliance. Former mayor and JD(S) leader MJ Ravikumar said that the party’s top brass would decide on who would get the post just before the polls. There are five aspirants for the post, including two former mayors Pushpalatha Jagannath and HM Shanthakumari. Besides speaking to aspirants for the mayor’s post within his party, Siddaramaiah is also making efforts to reach out to senior JD(S) leaders in Mysuru including district in-charge minister GT Devegowda and tourism minister SR Mahesh..