Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy will be the candidate of the BJP and JD(S) alliance for the Mandya Lok Sabha seat, according to JD(S) leader C.S. Puttaraju. The alliance is confident that Kumaraswamy will win with a big margin. Kumaraswamy’s presence in Mandya and the loyalty of the people towards him give him an advantage over the Congress candidate.