Nikhil Kumaraswamy, a JDS youth wing chief and actor, announced his candidacy for the Madya Lok Sabha seat in Mandya district on Thursday. He pledged to stay involved in the hardships and happiness of the people of Mandya district, and said that he was a victim of a political conspiracy. Many ticket aspirants are expecting that the party leadership will replace him at a later stage. Kumaraswamy spoke to supporters at an open meeting at Silver Jubilee Park in Mandya. He said that when he waived off the loans of farmers it was charged that he had done it to benefit only the Vokkaliga community, but farmers of various castes benefited from it.
