<p>All three major parties of the BJP, the Congress and the JD(S) have started chalking out strategies to outsmart their rivals.<br /><br />Of the five seats -- Govindarajnagar, Ramanagara, Channapatna, Kollegal and Chittapur -- four were held by the Congress and the JD(S) one. <br /><br />While Channapatna and Govindarajnagar seats fell vacant with Congress MLAs C P Yogeshwara and V Somanna defecting to the BJP before the recent Lok Sabha polls, Chittapur, Kollegal and Ramanagara constituencies are facing bypolls as MLAs from these seats -- Mallikarjuna Kharge, R Dhruvanarayan and H D Kumaraswamy -- became MPs.<br /><br />Strategies<br /><br />The KPCC has convened a meeting of leaders in Bangalore on Monday to work out strategies, while the JD(S) held a meeting of its leaders from Govindrajnagar on Saturday. Leaders of the ruling BJP are likely to meet early next week for this purpose. <br /><br />Hectic lobbying is on among ticket aspirants in all three parties. <br /><br />Interestingly, kith and kin of prominent leaders are in the list of probable candidates. <br /><br />Priyank Kharge, son of Union Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, is one among the contenders for the Congress ticket from Chittapur. <br /><br />Similarly, name of Bhavani, wife of H D Revanna, has been making rounds as the probable candidate for Ramanagara. But, sources said, the party has not taken any decision as yet.<br /><br />Former minister H M Revanna, who unsuccessfully contested from Hebbal in the last Assembly elections, is trying to contest as the Congress candidate from Govindarajnagar seat. <br /><br />Vijaya Nagar MLA M Krishnappa’s son Priya Krishna’s name is doing rounds for the candidature. Other aspirants are ex-corporators Jayaram and Krishnappa. The BJP is most likely to field Housing Minister V Somanna, who will be seeking re-election from the constituency. <br /><br />KPCC working president D K Shivakumar is said to have been lobbying for the ticket to his younger brother D K Suresh from Channapatna, while the BJP is likely to filed C P Yogeshwara. The JD(S) is toying with the idea of fielding M C Ashwatha.<br /><br />Ramanagara JD(S) district unit president Raju is one among the prominent contenders for Ramanagar seat. Raju is said to be a loyal party worker and a close-confident of Kumaraswamy. The Congress is said to have decided to field former MLA C M Lingappa from the seat. <br /><br />For Kollegal seat, the BJP is likely to pick the name of A R Krishnamurthy, while the JD(S) would field S Jayanna. Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah would take the final call on the party candidate.</p>
<p>All three major parties of the BJP, the Congress and the JD(S) have started chalking out strategies to outsmart their rivals.<br /><br />Of the five seats -- Govindarajnagar, Ramanagara, Channapatna, Kollegal and Chittapur -- four were held by the Congress and the JD(S) one. <br /><br />While Channapatna and Govindarajnagar seats fell vacant with Congress MLAs C P Yogeshwara and V Somanna defecting to the BJP before the recent Lok Sabha polls, Chittapur, Kollegal and Ramanagara constituencies are facing bypolls as MLAs from these seats -- Mallikarjuna Kharge, R Dhruvanarayan and H D Kumaraswamy -- became MPs.<br /><br />Strategies<br /><br />The KPCC has convened a meeting of leaders in Bangalore on Monday to work out strategies, while the JD(S) held a meeting of its leaders from Govindrajnagar on Saturday. Leaders of the ruling BJP are likely to meet early next week for this purpose. <br /><br />Hectic lobbying is on among ticket aspirants in all three parties. <br /><br />Interestingly, kith and kin of prominent leaders are in the list of probable candidates. <br /><br />Priyank Kharge, son of Union Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, is one among the contenders for the Congress ticket from Chittapur. <br /><br />Similarly, name of Bhavani, wife of H D Revanna, has been making rounds as the probable candidate for Ramanagara. But, sources said, the party has not taken any decision as yet.<br /><br />Former minister H M Revanna, who unsuccessfully contested from Hebbal in the last Assembly elections, is trying to contest as the Congress candidate from Govindarajnagar seat. <br /><br />Vijaya Nagar MLA M Krishnappa’s son Priya Krishna’s name is doing rounds for the candidature. Other aspirants are ex-corporators Jayaram and Krishnappa. The BJP is most likely to field Housing Minister V Somanna, who will be seeking re-election from the constituency. <br /><br />KPCC working president D K Shivakumar is said to have been lobbying for the ticket to his younger brother D K Suresh from Channapatna, while the BJP is likely to filed C P Yogeshwara. The JD(S) is toying with the idea of fielding M C Ashwatha.<br /><br />Ramanagara JD(S) district unit president Raju is one among the prominent contenders for Ramanagar seat. Raju is said to be a loyal party worker and a close-confident of Kumaraswamy. The Congress is said to have decided to field former MLA C M Lingappa from the seat. <br /><br />For Kollegal seat, the BJP is likely to pick the name of A R Krishnamurthy, while the JD(S) would field S Jayanna. Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah would take the final call on the party candidate.</p>