Mysuru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is reportedly considering fielding former Director General and Inspector General of Police, Shankar Bidari from Varuna Assembly constituency in Mysuru district to take on Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s son, Dr. Yathindra Siddharamaiah, a political novice who is set to make his political debut from the constituency in the 2018 Assembly elections.
Party sources said that the BJP has zeroed in on Bidari, a prominent Lingayat face since a majority of voters in the constituency are Lingayats. Former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad, who joined the BJP last year, is said to have extended his support to Bidari and party leaders are hopeful that Prasad would help Bidari in securing Dalit votes in the region.
