<p> A number of sitting MPs, former MPs and MLAs in all major political parties are learnt to have shown keen interest to contest the next Assembly elections in the State.<br /><br />Prominent among them are Bangalore Rural MP H D Kumaraswamy, Mandya MP Cheluvarayaswamy (both JD-S), Rajya Sabha MP Anil Lad, Mysore MP H Vishwanath (both Congress) and Uttara Kannada MP Ananth Hegde (BJP). <br /><br />Kumaraswamy and Cheluvarayaswamy are likely to contest from Ramanagar and Nagamangala Assembly constituencies respectively, while Lad and Vishwanath are planning to contest from Bellary City and K R Nagar constituencies respectively. </p>.<p>Hegde is said to be keen to fight the Assembly polls from Sirsi-Siddapura seat, sources said.<br /><br />Among former MPs in the JD(S), C Narayanaswamy, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and H K Javare Gowda are learnt to have sought tickets from Hebbal, Bijapur City and Belur constituencies respectively. It is said H D Revanna’s wife Bhavani is eager to contest from Belur. But party chief H D Deve Gowda is not said to be in favour of it.<br /><br />In the Congress, former MP M H Ambareesh is eying Srirangapatna Assembly seat, Tejaswini Ramesh, former MP, wants to contest from Bangalore South and C K Jaffer Sharief has sought the party ticket to contest from Sarvagnanagar, sources said. <br /><br /></p>
<p> A number of sitting MPs, former MPs and MLAs in all major political parties are learnt to have shown keen interest to contest the next Assembly elections in the State.<br /><br />Prominent among them are Bangalore Rural MP H D Kumaraswamy, Mandya MP Cheluvarayaswamy (both JD-S), Rajya Sabha MP Anil Lad, Mysore MP H Vishwanath (both Congress) and Uttara Kannada MP Ananth Hegde (BJP). <br /><br />Kumaraswamy and Cheluvarayaswamy are likely to contest from Ramanagar and Nagamangala Assembly constituencies respectively, while Lad and Vishwanath are planning to contest from Bellary City and K R Nagar constituencies respectively. </p>.<p>Hegde is said to be keen to fight the Assembly polls from Sirsi-Siddapura seat, sources said.<br /><br />Among former MPs in the JD(S), C Narayanaswamy, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and H K Javare Gowda are learnt to have sought tickets from Hebbal, Bijapur City and Belur constituencies respectively. It is said H D Revanna’s wife Bhavani is eager to contest from Belur. But party chief H D Deve Gowda is not said to be in favour of it.<br /><br />In the Congress, former MP M H Ambareesh is eying Srirangapatna Assembly seat, Tejaswini Ramesh, former MP, wants to contest from Bangalore South and C K Jaffer Sharief has sought the party ticket to contest from Sarvagnanagar, sources said. <br /><br /></p>
