<p>The BJP is likely to field Siddaramaiah, a retired additional commissioner of Commercial Taxes, as its candidate in the Mandya Lok Sabha bypolls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddaramaiah, who hails from a family of politicians, joined the BJP in presence of former deputy chief minister R Ashoka in Bengaluru on Thursday. The move was unexpected and even took several leaders in the BJP by surprise.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddaramaiah’s uncle B Doddaboregowda was elected MLA from Srirangapatna (Ind-1967) and Mandya (JNP-1983). According to BJP functionaries, the family has got a good and clean reputation in Mandya.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He is likely to be given the ticket by the party to contest from the constituency. Siddaramaiah has also served as secretary of the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It will be battle of former officers in Mandya if the JD(S) gives the ticket to former IRS officer Lakshmi Ashwini Gowda. The bypolls are scheduled for November 3.</p>
<p>The BJP is likely to field Siddaramaiah, a retired additional commissioner of Commercial Taxes, as its candidate in the Mandya Lok Sabha bypolls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddaramaiah, who hails from a family of politicians, joined the BJP in presence of former deputy chief minister R Ashoka in Bengaluru on Thursday. The move was unexpected and even took several leaders in the BJP by surprise.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Siddaramaiah’s uncle B Doddaboregowda was elected MLA from Srirangapatna (Ind-1967) and Mandya (JNP-1983). According to BJP functionaries, the family has got a good and clean reputation in Mandya.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He is likely to be given the ticket by the party to contest from the constituency. Siddaramaiah has also served as secretary of the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It will be battle of former officers in Mandya if the JD(S) gives the ticket to former IRS officer Lakshmi Ashwini Gowda. The bypolls are scheduled for November 3.</p>