Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah Tuesday ruled out fielding Sumalatha Ambareesh, wife of late actor-turned-politician Ambareesh, for the Mandya Lok Sabha seat, saying it would go to party's coalition partner JD(S).
Siddaramaiah said talks are on between the coalition partners on seat sharing and expressed confidence about the alliance winning more than 20 out of 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
"As far as Sumalatha is concerned, as there is JD(S) sitting MP in Mandya, that seat won't come for Congress. In the alliance set up it will go to JD(S)," Siddaramaiah told reporters in Hubballi.
Stating that contesting as independent candidate was left to Sumalatha to decide, he said, "When that parliament seat will not come to Congress, there is no question of giving ticket to Sumalatha to contest from there."
Pointing out that he has petitioned the Speaker seeking disqualification of Ramesh Jarkiholi, Umesh Jadhav, B Nagendra and Mahesh Kumathali under the anti-defection law, Siddaramaiah said "that petition is still pending... without disposal of this petition his (Jadhav) resignation cannot be accepted as per law, in my knowledge."