Summary:
Soon after his arrival in the city, Siddaramaiah met the party corporators and discussed the upcoming elections. The election to the mayor’s post is scheduled to be held on Saturday.The mood in the Congress camp is upbeat, and the party, after having bagged the support of four Independents, is confident of having the numbers to win the elections. “Under the JD(S), the party has witnessed tremendous growth in the past five years. He will not be in Mysuru on Saturday,” said a source in the Congress. Senior leaders of the JD(S) including ministers GT Devegowda SR Mahesh and former mayor MJ Ravikumar held a meeting on Thursday to discuss the upcoming elections..