Mandya: With young actor Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of CM H.D. Kumaraswamy, who is contesting as JD(S) candidate and senior actress Sumalatha, wife of late actor-tuned-politician Ambarish, declaring on Monday that she will contest as an independent, the battle lines have been drawn for the Mandya Lok Sabha seat, which has turned prestigious for CM H.D. Kumaraswamy.
While Nikhil is banking heavily on the name of his father CM H.D. Kumaraswamy and grandfather H.D. Deve Gowda, JD(S) supremo and former PM, Sumalatha hopes to ride on the sympathy wave following the demise of Ambarish in November last year.
