K’taka polls: Suresh files papers as ‘precautionary measure’

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Suresh said the measure was precautionary because of alleged conspiracies from the BJP..

Congress leader and Bengaluru Rural MP DK Suresh on Thursday filed nomination from the Kanakapura assembly constituency as the backup candidate in case there are issues with the papers filed by his brother and the partys state unit chief DK Shivakumar for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections, people familiar with the matter said.. o)..

DK Shivakumar, 60, is the official candidate from Kanakapura, the constituency that has elected him in the last three state elections in 2008, 2013 and 2018...

DK Sureshs nomination has been filed as a precautionary measure, said Shivakumar, according to ANI...

There was speculation that the Congress could field DK Suresh from Padmanabhanagar segment, the other assembly seat from where Ashoka is contesting as its payback for fielding Ashoka from Kanakapura...

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