Summary:
Former chief minister Siddaramaiah is keen to corner Prasad, and equally eager to win back the Mysuru seat, which is currently held by Pratap Simha of BJP . Relations between Mahadevappa and Siddaramaiah had reportedly soured following the former’s loss from T Narasipur segment in last year’s assembly elections. Moreover, Mahadevappa’s absence at a party rally in T Narasipura had also triggered reports of a rift in the party. Mysuru: The unexpected return of senior Dalit leader V Srinivasa Prasad to the electoral fray – he is likely to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Chamarajanagar, a seat he won on five occasions – appears to have forced a rethink in the Congress party’s strategy for the Mysuru and Chamarajanagar constituencies. Moreover, it was on the back of a resounding performance in the Old Mysore Region that the Congress had managed to ride to power in 2013..