Karnataka's Haveri to see change in candidates of BJP, Cong?
New Indian ExpressGADAG: The Haveri Lok Sabha constituency may see a change in candidates, though names have already been announced. Congress is thinking of convincing minister HK Patil to contest from here after BJP announced former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai as its candidate. But there is also talk within party circles that another former chief minister Jagadish Shettar may be asked to contest from here, replacing Bommai, but local leaders do not have any official information on that yet. In Haveri, Congress candidate Anandswamy Gaddadevarmath has already started his campaign, but party leaders feel he may not be a strong contender against Bommai. Since people vote for Modi in the Lok Sabha elections, our candidates are safe.” Anil Patil, a Congress leader from Haveri, said, “We are now campaigning for Anandswamy.