Mangaluru: “If given ticket, I am ready to contest from Chitradurga Assembly constituency,” said actor and KPCC secretary Bhavana.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, she said, “There are other aspirants like Raghu Achar, Basavaraj, Hanumali Shanmugappa from the constituency. I have moral support from KPCC president Dr G Parameshwar, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and AICC secretary K C Venugopal.

My father hails from Chitradurga. I have been travelling to Chitradurga and Now, I stay there. Although there was an offer to contest from Bengaluru (Urban), I prefer Chitradurga, as there is a lot of scope for development work in a backward constituency.”

For the first time, the KPCC has constituted a publicity committees in all the Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, she said.

Speaking further, Bhavana said, “As a member of the publicity committee of the KPCC, all efforts are being made to highlight the welfare programmes of the government. A hunger-free Karnataka was a major step taken by the government, which has been a successful programme.”

“Though Dakshina Kannada is known for intelligent people, the incidents in the last few months make us wonder why there is rift in the district,” she said.