Mysore, April 22 (). With less than a month left for the May 10 assembly elections in Karnataka, the contest between Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah and senior BJP minister V. Somanna has intensified in Varuna constituency.
Vigorous campaigning by Somanna and the BJP forced Siddaramaiah to visit his constituency on Saturday.
Earlier, the Leader of the Opposition had announced that he need not campaign in Varuna, but now he will come in a special chopper on Saturday and spend the whole day in the constituency till 7 in the evening.
BJP is fighting unitedly on this seat. Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s son B.Vair. Vijayendra also campaigned for Somanna in Varuna.
National General Secretary of the party B.L. Santosh is also chalking out a strategy for the BJP’s victory on this prestigious seat.
Sources said that Siddaramaiah is worried about the vigorous campaigning of the BJP and does not want to take any risk.
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