New Delhi/ Bengaluru: In a midnight surprise, the BJP has picked young face Tejasvi Surya for the prestigious Bengaluru South Lok Sabha seat, which was widely expected to go to Tejaswini Ananth Kumar, wife of late Union Minister Ananth Kumar, who passed away in November last year. The Minister had won six straight terms from Bengaluru South between 1996 and 2014.
The Karnataka BJP had also recommended only one name to the party High Command — that of Tejaswini — who is hugely popular in the Constituency through her NGO. State BJP Chief B.S. Yeddyurappa had also backed her fully and till last week, the announcement of her candidature was being seen as just a matter of formality.
