BS Yeddyurappa announced at a BJP convention in Mysore "Vijayendra is not filing nomination today, a common man (party worker) will be fielded and he will be filing the nomination," Yeddyurappa said.

"With folded hands I request all of you to support and bless that candidate and make him win," he said.

However, BJP workers who were supportes of Vijayendra, son of CM candidate  BS Yeddyurappa, created a ruckus in Mysuru after he wasn't given the ticket to contest from the Varuna constituency.

Vijayendra supporters reportedly threw chairs at a BJP convention and even tried to stop the other candidate from filing his nomination, reminding everyone of scenes from Mandya after some Congress workers ransacked a Congress office after their candidate wasn't given a ticket.

Yeddyurappa's son was expected to go against Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra for the Varuna constituency in a contest between the scions of Karnataka's two most popular leaders.

Yeddyurappa later said "Decision about Varuna (constituency) has nothing to do with RSS or BJP. I didn't want to restrict myself to one place. I am going to be CM, it is as certain as existence of sun & moon. I'm going to spend one day in each constituency to ensure my party's victory".