I am not in contention for opposition leader post in Karnataka assembly: Basavaraj Bommai

Even as BJP, the principal opposition in Karnataka, seems to have tied itself into knots over the selection of the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) and its state unit chief, former CM Basavaraj Bommai exuded confidence the party had overcome the jitters of its state polls debacle and was gearing up for Lok Sabha polls. Bommai, while denying that he was a frontrunner for the LOP, told Manu Aiyappa: "When I am not even in contention, how can I be a frontrunner? That doesn't mean that I am not interested. I will take up the job only if the party leadership asks me to."