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H.D. Kumaraswamy is contesting from Channapatna segment in the 2023 assembly poll. Kumaraswamy, who represents Channapatna, is set to take on BJP leader CP Yogeshwara. Channapatna was represented by Yogeshwara in 1999. In the 2018 election, Yogeshwara contesting as a BJP candidate was defeated by Kumaraswamy. In the 2018 Karnataka assembly elections, JD(S) formed an alliance with the Congress and Kumaraswamy became the chief minister. However, he resigned after 14 months following a revolt by his own party MLAs.