Prajwal Revanna of JD(S) files nomination papers in Hassan for Lok Sabha elections
The Hindu
He was accompanied by his father and former minister H.D. Revanna, JD(S) MLAs A. Manju, C.N. Balakrishna and H.P. Swaroop.
JD(S) candidate for Hassan Prajwal Revanna submitted his nomination papers to the district electoral officer in Hassan on March 28. He is seeking re-election to the Lok Sabha.
He was accompanied by his father and former minister H.D. Revanna, JD(S) MLAs A. Manju, C.N. Balakrishna and H.P. Swaroop. There was no leader of the BJP, the party’s alliance partner.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Prajwal Revanna took the blessings of his grandfather and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda, visited Ranganatha Swamy temple at Mavinakere.
Prajwal Revanna is expected to submit another set of papers some other day when the party will organise a procession of his supporters.
All India Congress Committee general secretary K.C. Venugopal on April 27 accused the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI (M)] of hijacking the election machinery, a day after Kerala witnessed a poll process that recorded a considerably lower turnout than what was expected during the initial stages of the exercise.