Win first priority, chief ministership issue later: Karnataka PCC chief

As the ruling Congress goes for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections without having named a chief ministerial nominee, its state unit president G Parameshwara today said the party's first priority is to ensure a majority in the House and the issue of chief ministership will be dealt with later.

With the Congress facing trouble over ticket distribution, he asserted that it would not have any bearing on its poll prospects, holding that the candidates were selected "systematically" considering ground realities.

On the possibility of he becoming the chief minister, Parameshwara said the matter concerning chief ministership will be decided later.

On the poll prospects of the chief minister from Chamudeshwari constituency in Mysuru where the fight is expected to be a tough one, he said Siddaramaiah will win,
Parameshwara said the exit of senior Congress leaders hailing from Old Mysuru region, including S M Krishna and Srinivasa Prasad, would not have any impact on the prospects of the party as "they are not mass leaders."