<p>According to sources, reiki expert and hypnotist Balakrishna Guru is hopeful of contesting on a BJP ticket from the Melkote Assembly constituency against K S Puttannaiah and C S Puttarajau.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balakrishna hails from Melkote and lives in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He joined BJP in the presence of BJP district unit president K Nagannagowda on January 10.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balakrishna is an engineering graduate and holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Balakrishna served as a lecturer for some time before becoming a full time reiki master.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also teaches hypnotism techniques to treat people with ailments.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to <span class="italic">DH</span>, Balakrishna said he is confident of getting the party ticket from Melkote as his name has been suggested to party president Amit Shah.</p>.<p class="bodytext">If the party selects another aspirant, he would work for the victory of the candidate in the Assembly constituency, the reiki expert said.</p>
<p>According to sources, reiki expert and hypnotist Balakrishna Guru is hopeful of contesting on a BJP ticket from the Melkote Assembly constituency against K S Puttannaiah and C S Puttarajau.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balakrishna hails from Melkote and lives in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He joined BJP in the presence of BJP district unit president K Nagannagowda on January 10.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balakrishna is an engineering graduate and holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Balakrishna served as a lecturer for some time before becoming a full time reiki master.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also teaches hypnotism techniques to treat people with ailments.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to <span class="italic">DH</span>, Balakrishna said he is confident of getting the party ticket from Melkote as his name has been suggested to party president Amit Shah.</p>.<p class="bodytext">If the party selects another aspirant, he would work for the victory of the candidate in the Assembly constituency, the reiki expert said.</p>
