Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Oct 3: There are chances of Amartya Subrahmanya Hegde, son of Cafe Coffee Day founder, the late Siddharth Hegde, and grandson of BJP leader, S M Krishna, being fielded as the Congress candidate from Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency here.

Amartya is also the would-be son-in-law of Karnataka state Congress president, D K Shivakumar. It is said that this plan is the outcome of a carefully thought of plan mooted by D K Shivakumar and his brother and MP D K Suresh, to somehow snatch this constituency which has traditionally been with the Congress, from Muniratna. The seat has fallen vacant because of the resignation of the Congress MLA Muniratna, who has joined the BJP. It is said that efforts are on to floor the opponents by bringing Amartya as a surprise candidate in the constituency.

Amartya Subrahmanya Hegde

Reports say that Amartya himself and his family members are wary of entering politics at this juncture. Efforts are on to convince them to change their mind. If the efforts become successful, Amartya will most likely be the Congress candidate from the above constituency for the bypoll, sources say.