Kumaraswamy pushes for JD(S) ticket in Hiriyur bypoll

Bengaluru, Nov 4 (UNI) union Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday made a strong pitch for his party to contest the forthcoming Hiriyur Assembly byelection as the NDA candidate, signalling that the constituency could emerge as a point of negotiation between the BJP and JD(S) despite their alliance. Making his preference clear after a meeting with JD(S) leaders from Hiriyur and Chitradurga, Kumaraswamy said the party's local leaders had strongly advocated fielding a JD(S) candidate and that he would take up the demand with the BJP's central leadership before a final decision. "I am of the opinion that…