JD(S) is on the lookout for an alternative candidate for Bangalore
Central Lok Sabha constituency after former MP H T Sangliana decided not
to quit Congress.
After his return from Delhi on Saturday, Sangliana told Express that the Congress high command expressed regret over failing to give ticket to a Christian candidate in any constituency in the State.
“I have decided to remain in Congress and campaign for the candidates in Bangalore after the party high command promised a fair deal for Christians in the coming days,” he said. However, he did not disclose the names of Congress leaders he met.
He said he received calls from top Trinamool Congress leaders in West Bengal who offered him a ticket from any constituency of his choice in Bangalore.
Sangliana thanked JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda who offered him ticket to contest from Bangalore Central constituency. He was invited to Delhi for a rapprochement meet after he aired his views against the Congress after the party failed to give ticket to a Christian candidate. The local leaders too had requested him not to desert the party.
After his return from Delhi on Saturday, Sangliana told Express that the Congress high command expressed regret over failing to give ticket to a Christian candidate in any constituency in the State.
“I have decided to remain in Congress and campaign for the candidates in Bangalore after the party high command promised a fair deal for Christians in the coming days,” he said. However, he did not disclose the names of Congress leaders he met.
He said he received calls from top Trinamool Congress leaders in West Bengal who offered him a ticket from any constituency of his choice in Bangalore.
Sangliana thanked JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda who offered him ticket to contest from Bangalore Central constituency. He was invited to Delhi for a rapprochement meet after he aired his views against the Congress after the party failed to give ticket to a Christian candidate. The local leaders too had requested him not to desert the party.
