Bengaluru:JDS leader, tourism minister S R Mahesh has warned cross-voting for the BJP candidate by the JDS supporters in the Mysuru – Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency, if the Congress supporters do not vote for Nikhil Kumaraswamy in Mandya Lok Sabha constituency.
Mahesh’s statement gained importance as he is the district in-charge minister of Kodagu district, which is part of the Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency. His home constituency KR Nagara falls under the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency.
Speaking at a party event in KR Nagara he urged the Congress leaders not to support the independent candidate Sumalatha in Mandya. “We don’t want Congress to play any double standard. They must follow the Raja Dharma,” he stated.