Mysuru, 4 Sept 

Union Minister V Somanna said that he will not be contesting from Tumakuru parliamentary constituency in the next parliament elections. 

The BJP minister said he had earlier contested from the seat on the directions from the party’s High Command.

He noted that the Centre had initiated a slew of development works in Tumakuru after he was elected as Union Minister and the region was witnessing tremendous growth.

He cited several projects that he claimed to have pushed, and noted that tenders were floated for the development of Hassan- Tiptur- Chikkanayanahalli railway line at the cost of Rs 4,800 crore

“Works which were pending for 50 years gained momentum” under me, Sommana said.  “Despite this, I will not contest from Tumkur in the next parliamentary polls.”

He said the party High Command will decide where he should contest from.