Siddaramaiah requests Rahul Gandhi to contest 2019 elections from Karnataka

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has reached out to his party president Rahul Gandhi, requesting him to fight upcoming Lok Sabha polls from sourn state.

Congress president is reportedly going to fight upcoming elections from two different constituencies. While Amethi seems a done deal, given he has won each of previous three elections from re, second constituency from where he will stand, if at all, is a mystery.

Amid speculations, his party leader Siddaramaiah has suggested him to fight from Karnataka and follow footsteps of his mor Sonia Gandhi and grandmor Indira Gandhi.

"Karnataka has always supported & encourd @INCIndia leaders. It has been proved in case of Smt. Indira ji & Smt. Sonia ji. We also want our next Prime Minister of India Shri. @RahulGandhi to contest from Karnataka & herald new developmental paradigm," his Twitter post read.

Just over a month ago, sources had told Republic TV that Congress president is opining to fight from two different seats, for which he has been given numerous options, owing to fear or losing in Amethi.

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Amethi is one of two constituencies in Uttar Pradesh along with Rae Bareli that are historic bastions of Congress party and Gandhis. 

However, this time around, party seems unsure about its president's success, and hence, has come up with three different parliamentary constituencies, out of which from two, he could fight much-awaited 2019 elections.

Apart from Amethi, Rahul Gandhi may also contest polls from eir of Chhindwara - fortress of newly-installed Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath - or Nanded in Maharashtra - ar seat which is presently held by Congress.

Sources have also mentioned that party is considering options of Punjab and Chandigarh from where Rahul Gandhi could contest. However, final call from which seat Congress president will contest is yet to be taken, apart from Amethi.