All eyes on BJP after Congress fields Siddaramaiah from Chamundeshwari

As Chamundeshwari in Mysore is headed for a high voltage political battle with ruling Congress deciding to field Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, a traditional stronghold of JD (S), all eyes are on the next move by BJP.

Chamundeshwari is not a new constituency for Siddaramaiah from where he has won elections five times since 1983 before shifting base to neighbouring Varuna in 2008. However, this time around, it’s going to be a do or die battle from him, especially after his request for contesting from a second seat was turned down by the party high command which did not want to