The contrasting fates of Siddaramaiah on his home ground siddaramaiah’s story is about election in Mysuru (Mysore).
Both setbacks and triumphs were brought by it. Though his party suffered a setback in Mysore,
It was Chamaraja Nagar LS constituency which included his constituency of Varuna.
Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar made a debut in electoral politics as a BJP candidate and won the MysuruKodagu constituency.Wadiyar managed to defeat M Lakshmana, a close aide of the prime minister, by one hundred forty thousand votes.
On the other hand, Sunil Bose of Congress, son of Social Welfare Minister HC Mahadevappa snatched the seat from BJP with an overwhelming victory margin of one hundred eighty thousand votes.
Lok Sabha election
parliamentary elections
Though Siddaramaiah’s Varuna had significantly contributed to Bose’s triumph, T Narasipur was no match for To rival. The Hanur Congress segment which is controlled by JD(S) also gave full support to Congress.
