<div>BJP leader C P Yogeshwar on Thursday challenged former chief minister and JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy to contest from Chennapatna Assembly constituency and emerge victorious.<br /> </div>.<div>"Contesting from Ramanagar and Channapatna Assembly constituencies is a waste of money and energy. Instead, contest from my constituency, Chennapatna. I will accept your candidature sportively and will prove my might by emerging victorious," he told Kumaraswamy.</div>.<p>Yogeshwar was speaking at a press conference here.</p>.<p>"Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy have suppressed other leaders from the vokkaliga community. The father-son duo is blackmailing voters emotionally. Deve Gowda should live upto his age while criticising others," he said.</p>.<p>Yogeshwar charged that the list of benami properties held by Kumaraswamy was too big.</p>.<p>"Kumaraswamy owns properties in Singapore and Malaysia," he said.</p>.<p>Yogeshwara advised Kumaraswamy to strike a pre-poll alliance with any political party as JD(S) might win between 20 and 25 seats.</p>.<p>"Many leaders in the JD(S) are knocking the doors of the BJP," he claimed.</p>
<div>BJP leader C P Yogeshwar on Thursday challenged former chief minister and JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy to contest from Chennapatna Assembly constituency and emerge victorious.<br /> </div>.<div>"Contesting from Ramanagar and Channapatna Assembly constituencies is a waste of money and energy. Instead, contest from my constituency, Chennapatna. I will accept your candidature sportively and will prove my might by emerging victorious," he told Kumaraswamy.</div>.<p>Yogeshwar was speaking at a press conference here.</p>.<p>"Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy have suppressed other leaders from the vokkaliga community. The father-son duo is blackmailing voters emotionally. Deve Gowda should live upto his age while criticising others," he said.</p>.<p>Yogeshwar charged that the list of benami properties held by Kumaraswamy was too big.</p>.<p>"Kumaraswamy owns properties in Singapore and Malaysia," he said.</p>.<p>Yogeshwara advised Kumaraswamy to strike a pre-poll alliance with any political party as JD(S) might win between 20 and 25 seats.</p>.<p>"Many leaders in the JD(S) are knocking the doors of the BJP," he claimed.</p>
