Will Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi contest from the Chikballapur Lok Sabha constituency? ‘Yes’, according to former Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy. If Rahul Gandhi contests from Chikballapur, he would be the third in the Nehru-Gandhi family to contest from the State. Former
Kumaraswamy told Express, “I have received information from top sources in Congress that Rahul Gandhi is likely to contest from Amethi and Chikballapur. If Rahul choose to contest from Chikballapur, I will be JD(S) candidate from that constituency,” he added.