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Karnataka PCC President G Parameshwara today said his party is serious about the intent expressed by IT czar Nandan Nilekani to contest Lok Sabha polls on Congress ticket from Bangalore South constituency.
“Yes. He (Nilekani) has met me and expressed his intent to contest for Lok Sabha. The party has taken it very seriously because people like Nilekani expressing his intent for becoming a Congress candidate is something which we really feel happy about,” Parameshwara told reporters here.
“We will also talk to our cadres in that particular constituency and our local leaders, and see what best we can do. He might be interested in contesting from Bangalore south constituency,” he said. To a question whether Nilekani is being considered going against party’s basic guidelines for candidature, he said, “Our party constitution gives authority to its national President to take final decision on any matter.”
“On this issue the decision will be from Congress President as he (Nilekani) does not comply with any of our criteria, his will be an exceptional case,” he said. On KPCC’s preparations for 2014 Lok Sabha polls, he said “The process is on; we are actually examining the entire 28 constituencies. Out of 28, we want to win all 28 constituencies, that is our intention at the moment.”
