The suspense over the move of political parties on the fourth seat for the election to the Rajya Sabha from the State continues to be intense even as the BJP on Sunday announced Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and actor Jaggesh as its candidates while the Congress announced the candidature of Jairam Ramesh.
While none of the three parties has the requisite number of votes to win the fourth seat, the Janata Dal (Secular) has announced that it will field its candidate while the BJP and the Congress are learnt to be still weighing options. The last date for filing of nomination is Tuesday.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said the party central leadership would take a call on fielding the third candidate since the party had enough strength to win only two seats. “None of the parties can win on their own. We are also watching what other parties are doing regarding the fourth seat. We have informed the high command about the developments.” BJP sources said that a Bengaluru-based businessman is being tipped to be the party’s third nominee.
