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BJP's candidate from Bangalore South seat Tejasvi Surya promises to become a committed ambassador of Modi

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Mar 26, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Bangalore, Mar 26 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Bangalore South seat in Karnataka Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday said he will try to be a committed ambassador of PM Narendra Modi.

Suyra filed the nomination paper for the Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday.

"I have been blessed with an opportunity to contest as @BJP4India candidate from Bangalore South. I promise to be a committed ambassador of PM Narendra Modi. Join me today as I my file my nomination and embark on this new journey," he tweeted.

I have been blessed with an opportunity to contest as @BJP4India candidate from Bangalore South. I promise to be a committed ambassador of PM Narendra Modi.

Join me today as I my file my nomination and embark on this new journey. pic.twitter.com/mg5GXKiCWl
— Chowkidar Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) March 26, 2019

The young politician also thanked BJP top leader BS Yeddyurappa and said his exemplary leadership has always been a source of leadership for him.

"Emerge Victorious" said Sh. @BSYBJP ji as he handed me the B form today morning.His exemplary leadership has always been a source of inspiration for me. For that, he'll forever be my leader! Thank you for everything Sh. @BSYBJP ji! I promise, I'll make you proud!," Surya said.

"Emerge Victorious" said Sh. @BSYBJP ji as he handed me the B form today morning.

His exemplary leadership has always been a source of inspiration for me. For that, he'll forever be my leader!

Thank you for everything Sh. @BSYBJP ji! I promise, I'll make you proud! pic.twitter.com/5A1dZKPk6L
— Chowkidar Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) March 26, 2019

The seat was earlier represented by Union Minister Ananth Kumar.

He passed away last year.

Ananth Kumar's wife Tejaswini Ananth Kumar's name was doing the rounds over a possible candidate for the seat but it was Surya whom the party fielded for the contest.

Image: Tejasvi Surya Twitter page

#BangaloreSouth #LokSabhaPolls #LokSabhaElections #TejasviSurya

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