Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily has said his son Harsha will not contest the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections for the "sake of unity" of the ruling party.
The announcement comes days after a tweet row erupted over selection of candidates for the coming elections.
"I have decided. My son (Harsha) has also decided that he will not contest the election this time...We have decided to work for the victory of Congress party in Karkala and all other places," he told reporters here yesterday.
He said "for the sake of the unity of Congress party we have taken this decision."
Responding to a question, the former union minister said, "...this is my response to those who write that I wanted seat for my son... dynastic.... He will not contest."