<p class="bodytext">Strongly expressing his desire to contest from Tumkur Lok Sabha seat, Cooperation minister, K N Rajanna on Monday affirmed that he was ready to take plunge by forgoing his ministerial post.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajanna told reporters that he was not sticking to the minister’s post. “If the party high command insists that I should contest from Tumkur, I will and win,” he said. “Just because I am a minister, should I not have the desire to go to Parliament? As I said, it is the prerogative of the party high command to field me or not,” he said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Welcoming the appointment of Agriculture Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy as in-charge of screening committee to select the Hassan MP candidate, Rajanna said the candidate “obviously” will be a Vokkaliga. A meeting has been scheduled on October 22 to discuss candidates, he added. </p>
<p class="bodytext">Strongly expressing his desire to contest from Tumkur Lok Sabha seat, Cooperation minister, K N Rajanna on Monday affirmed that he was ready to take plunge by forgoing his ministerial post.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajanna told reporters that he was not sticking to the minister’s post. “If the party high command insists that I should contest from Tumkur, I will and win,” he said. “Just because I am a minister, should I not have the desire to go to Parliament? As I said, it is the prerogative of the party high command to field me or not,” he said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Welcoming the appointment of Agriculture Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy as in-charge of screening committee to select the Hassan MP candidate, Rajanna said the candidate “obviously” will be a Vokkaliga. A meeting has been scheduled on October 22 to discuss candidates, he added. </p>