<p align="justify">Despite the Congress high command suggesting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to contest from Badami Assembly seat in Bagalkot district, the party's sitting MLA from the constituency B B Chimmanakatti on Wednesday expressed his keenness to seek re-election.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chimmanakatti, a former minister, met senior leaders and expressed his inclination to contest from his home seat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, the party suggested Siddarammaiah to contest from Badami as it plan to deny the ticket to Chimmanakatti due to his ill health.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though Siddaramaiah is keen to contest from Chamundeshwari, the party has suggested him entery the poll fray Badami as the constituency has a large number of Kuruba community voters, the caste to which Siddaramaiah belongs.</p>
<p align="justify">Despite the Congress high command suggesting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to contest from Badami Assembly seat in Bagalkot district, the party's sitting MLA from the constituency B B Chimmanakatti on Wednesday expressed his keenness to seek re-election.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chimmanakatti, a former minister, met senior leaders and expressed his inclination to contest from his home seat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, the party suggested Siddarammaiah to contest from Badami as it plan to deny the ticket to Chimmanakatti due to his ill health.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though Siddaramaiah is keen to contest from Chamundeshwari, the party has suggested him entery the poll fray Badami as the constituency has a large number of Kuruba community voters, the caste to which Siddaramaiah belongs.</p>
