JD(S) to announce its candidate soon

BELLARY: The district JD(S) will reveal the name of its party candidate for the Bellary bypoll in  the next couple of days.The decision was made at a meeting held here on  Thursday, which was attended by party workers, when they asserted that they would abide by any decision taken by senior party leaders, including JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy.Party leaders attending the meeting exuded confidence that the party is strong enough to defeat candidates of rival parties. We will put in hard efforts even if we have to face former health minister B Sreeramulu, they said.Though the name of the party candidate has not been finalised yet, a decision in this effect would be taken soon after the JD(S) district president returns to Bellary within two days.Party leaders P S Somalinganagowda, Mundrigi Nagaraj, Meenalli Tayanna and Meenalli Chandrashekhar  Gowda, among others, took part in the meeting.