Public Works Minister and KPCC working president Satish Jarkiholi has clarified that there are no plans of his daughter and Youth Congress leader Priyanka Jarkiholi will not fight Lok Sabha polls this time.
He told reporters in Belagavi on Thursday that there are no plans of fielding anyone from the Jarkiholi family.
“Neither I nor my children will fight elections now. We want to field an ordinary worker and fight the polls. It is true that there have been discussions focusing on the possibility of my candidature. But I am not interested,” he said.
He said that there are several aspirants in each one of the two seats, Belagavi and Chikkodi, and that the local party unit will choose two of the best candidates who have the highest chance of success.
“Of course, the nomination of candidates will be based on caste calculations. But the chosen candidates have to be popular not only in their community but also among other communities,” he said.