KPCC may punish Mandya rebels if Ramya loses seat
Reports suggest Congress could lose Mandya or won by a slender winning margin
Update: 2014-04-23 05:56 GMT
Mysore: With the infighting in the Mandya Congress said to have taken a toll on the party's prospects in the constituency these Lok Sabha polls, housing minister, Ambareesh may find himself unpopular with the party high command should its sitting MP Ramya lose.
AICC appointed observer for Mandya parliamentary constituency, Mr. Sathyan has submitted a report on the internal rift in the Mandya Congress and its effect on the polling to the high command. While state intelligence reports say the Congress could lose Mandya , Central intelligence reports give Ramya a slender winning margin of 15,000 to 20,000 votes.
The Congress leadership, which had excused Mr. Ambareesh post the assembly polls and given him the important housing portfolio although it lost a golden opportunity to capture Mandya from the JD(S) due to his ego clashes with former Chief Minister, S M. Krishna, it may not let him go scot-free this time. More so as he has contributed to its defeat in at least two constituencies of Srirangapatna and Melkote, by insisting on the party fielding 'weak' candidates of his choice.
A war of words has begun between the two factions, with Mr. Satyananda, a Krishna loyalist contending that the entire responsibility for Mandya was given to Mr. Ambareesh and "we had only a limited role." The rebel star's supporters say it was a collective responsibility.