Political scuffle in Karnataka is quite high. Kusuma Ravi, the wife of deceased IAS officer DK Ravi whose death had outraged a controversy, joined the Karnataka Congress on Sunday. Kusuma Ravi is also being viewed as the Congress’ candidate for the Rajarajeshwari Nagar bye-elections, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar told a leading daily. 

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Addressing to one of the leading dailies, DK Shivakumar said that the party is seriously considering Kusuma Ravi as a candidate as she is educated, and also someone the party views as a candidate who can connect to the “younger crowd”. “Kusuma Ravi is educated. As a candidate, there are various challenges she will face but the party is of the consensus that she is a suitable candidate. We have suggested her name to the high command and they will decide,” DK Shivakumar added.  DK Shivakumar stated that the party wants to field a woman candidate as she would be able to gather the support of the women voters in the constituency.

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Shivakumar added, “There is a generation gap among voters these days. We are looking to field young and educated candidates. The BJP has its own caste calculations and we do too. Besides, Kusuma comes from a political family. Her father wanted the ticket but we had denied him the ticket.” Kusuma’s father is a former council member from the RR Nagar zone and also the former Chairman of the Mysuru Planning Committee. “She also is a Vokkaliga and considering that DK Shivakumar and his brother are from the Vokkaliga community, they want to capitalize on those votes in RR Nagar as the BJP would not field a Vokkaliga candidate,” a senior Congress leader said. 

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