Denied BJP ticket, Srinivas Prasad’s kin call on Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

On March 13, the BJP announced Balaraj as the party candidate for Chamarajanagar reserved Lok Sabha constituency.

Denied a ticket by the BJP, Dr. N.S. Mohan, the son-in-law of BJP MP from Chamarajanagar Srinivas Prasad, called on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the latter’s residence in Mysuru on March 15.

Accompanied by H.D. Kote’s Congress MLA Anil Chikkamadu, Dr. Mohan was closeted with Mr. Siddaramaiah for some time, along with BJP leader and former Minister M. Shivanna, popularly known as Kote Shivanna.

Dr. Mohan did not speak to mediapersons while leaving Mr Siddaramaiah’s residence.

Dr. Mohan, who was working as a doctor in Bengaluru, was among the serious contenders for the BJP ticket from Chamarajanagar after sitting MP Srinivas Prasad made public his decision to retire from politics. In fact, both the sons-in-law of Mr. Prasad – Dr. Mohan and former Nanjangud MLA Harshavardhan – were in the race for the BJP ticket.

However, on March 13, the BJP announced Balaraj as the party candidate for Chamarajanagar reserved Lok Sabha constituency.

Earlier, when BJP’s State unit president B.Y. Vijayendra had called on Mr. Prasad, a veteran Dalit leader, at the latter’s residence in Mysuru a few days ago, the MP highlighted that both his sons-in-law were aspirants for the BJP ticket from Chamarajanagar. But, the BJP’s central leadership chose to ignore their claims.

Dr. Mohan calling on Mr. Siddaramaiah assumes significance as the Congress party is yet to announce its candidate for Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency.