Jayaprakash Hegde to be Congress Candidate for Udupi Bypoll
Daijiworld Media Network
New Delhi, Feb 21: Even as BJP chose Sunil Kumar as it candidate for the forthcoming Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha bypoll, the Congress on Tuesday February 21 announced the name of Jayaprakash Hegde.
The Udupi-Chikmagalur seat fell vacant after D V Sadananda Gowda became the chief minister.
J P Hegde's candidature was announced by the All India Congress Committee
The name was finalised after considering the report submitted by a two-member committee set up for the task. The report was submitted last week.