Hassan MLA Preetham Gowda believes Revanna family campaigning for JD(S) candidate only to retain workers for Lok Sabha elections

Earlier, H.D. Revanna claimed he does not know who H.P. Swaroop is. Now, the same person is being referred to as their son. It is part of a strategy to retain the goodwill of party workers, as Revanna’s son Prajwal Revanna has to face Lok Sabha elections in 2024

Hassan BJP MLA Preetham J. Gowda believes H.D. Revanna’s family members are campaigning for the JD(S) candidate in the constituency keeping an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Lok Sabha member of Hassan, Prajwal Revanna, is the younger son of H.D. Revanna.

Interacting with mediapersons in Hassan on April 27, Preetham Gowda pointed out that Mr Revanna had claimed he does not know who H.P. Swaroop is. “But, all of a sudden, everyone in the family decided to campaign for him. Now, the JD(S) candidate is being referred to as their son. It is all part of a strategy to retain the goodwill of party workers, as Prajwal Revanna has to face Lok Sabha elections in 2024.”

The MLA believes that the people of Hassan are intelligent enough to understand the strategy of the JD(S) leaders. “People know why Mr Revanna and his son brought former Kadur MLA Y.S.V. Datta back to the party fold. They are clear about the outcome of the Assembly election in Hassan. Hence, they are preparing for the coming Lok Sabha elections,” he said.

H.D. Revanna, a former Minister, represents Holenarsipura in the Karnataka Assembly. His elder son is an MLC and the younger is an MP. Earlier, his family had opposed nominating H.P. Swaroop as the JD(S) candidate for Hassan seat. Mr Revanna’s wife Bhavani was an aspirant for the ticket. At one point, Mr. Revanna claimed that he does not know who H.P. Swaroop is. Eventually, the family agreed to the candidature of H.P. Swaroop. Now, the entire family is campaigning for him.