TUMAKURU: In the wake of the Bharatiya Janata Party high command’s strategy to field Housing
Minister V Somanna from any constituency in Chamarajanagar, and his son Dr Arun Somanna are likely to become party candidates from Gubbi, the veteran leader and his wife Shyalaja called on the head of Siddaganga Mutt Sri Siddalinga Swami here on Monday.
Somanna wants to continue to contest from Govindarajanagar in Bengaluru, which he represents as MLA, and discussed it with the swami, according to sources.
The minister, however, admitted that he has sought a BJP ticket from Gubbi for his son. “It is up to the high command to decide on giving tickets to me and my son, as even Govind Karjol and MTB Nagaraj
have appealed to the high command, seeking tickets for their sons,” he said. On the high command’s plan to field him from Varuna in Mysuru, Somanna dubbed it a “rumour”.