<p class="bodytext">In a blow to the ruling Congress, senior party leader V R Sudarshan resigned as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) vice president late on Saturday evening.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to party sources, Sudarshan resigned as he was not considered for a ticket to contest the May 12 polls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sudarshan, a former Legislative Council chairperson, informed KPCC president G Parameshwara of his resignation in a text message, party sources said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was an aspirant to contest the upcoming polls from the Kolar Assembly constituency, source said. However, it is learnt that the Kolar ticket may go to either K Srinivas Gowda, who is said to be Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's follower, or retired IAS officer Syed Zameer Pasha, who apparently is former Union minister K H Muniyappa's pick. Sudarshan is expected to tender his resignation formally in writing in a day or two, sources added.</p>
<p class="bodytext">In a blow to the ruling Congress, senior party leader V R Sudarshan resigned as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) vice president late on Saturday evening.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to party sources, Sudarshan resigned as he was not considered for a ticket to contest the May 12 polls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sudarshan, a former Legislative Council chairperson, informed KPCC president G Parameshwara of his resignation in a text message, party sources said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was an aspirant to contest the upcoming polls from the Kolar Assembly constituency, source said. However, it is learnt that the Kolar ticket may go to either K Srinivas Gowda, who is said to be Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's follower, or retired IAS officer Syed Zameer Pasha, who apparently is former Union minister K H Muniyappa's pick. Sudarshan is expected to tender his resignation formally in writing in a day or two, sources added.</p>
