Eight sons of ex-chief ministers are certain to be in the fray
Varuna segment is likely to see a face-off between Yathindra, son of the incumbent CM Siddaramaiah, and Vijayendra, son of Yeddyurappa
Karnataka has turned a 'sonshine' state, with as many as eight sons of ex-chief ministers certain to be in the fray, alongside Yathindra, son of the incumbent CM Siddaramaiah.
Varuna constituency is set for an exciting contest with BY Vijayendra, son of former CM BS Yeddyurappa, likely to be named the BJP candidate. He will face Yathindra, son of Siddaramaiah.
Congress leader Yathindra, who has the onerous task of filling his father Siddaramaiah’s shoes by retaining Varuna segment, is campaigning hard (TOI photo)
"The criticism against dynastic politics is passe. Even Siddaramaiah who used to criticise the family politics of his estranged mentor HD Deve Gowda has brazenly lobbied for his son and got the Congress ticket," said M K Mohanram, a political observer.
B Y Vijayendra , son of Yeddyurappa, campaigning in Varuna segment (TOI photo)
Two sons of the former CM Deve Gowda - HD Revanna and HD Kumaraswamy - are certain to be in the fray. Kumarawamy, former CM and chief ministerial candidate of JD(S), will contest from two constituencies, Ramanagara and Chennapattana, while Revanna will seek re-election from Holenarasipura.
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Former CM S Bangarappa's sons - Kumar and Madhu - will take on each other in Soraba, Shivamogga district. They represent BJP and Congress, respectively. Former CM JH Patel's son, Mahima Patel, is the Janata Dal (United) candidate from Channagiri in Davanagere district.
Former CM Dharam Singh's son Ajay Singh will seek re-election from Jevargi in Kalaburagi district. Former CM S R Bommai's son, Basavaraja Bommai, is contesting from Shiggaon in Haveri district on a BJP ticket.
