Ramanagara (K'taka) (PTI): Congress' lone Lok Sabha Member from Karnataka D K Suresh on Saturday said he has not yet decided about contesting the 2014 Parliamentary elections and was ready to make way if there is a suitable candidate.

The Member of Parliament from Bangalore South segment said politics now is not that good and that "he is feeling enough about it."

"I have not yet decided about contesting the polls (Lok Sabha). I have to ask our workers and leaders, if there is a suitable candidate, I'm ready to support," Sureash, the younger brother of Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President D K Shivakumar said.

Speaking to reporters, he said, "Politics now is not that good, I'm feeling enough about politics, so my intention is to make way for others."

Suresh earlier too had expressed doubts about him contesting the Lok Sabha polls.

Noting that those who have thirst for power want to do politics, the MP in response to a question today said, "what I have is the thirst to do development. There is one more year to do development, I will do it. After that let's see. As of now I have not decided (to contest polls)."

To a question on reports about a possible understanding between BJP and JD(S) for the Lok Sabha polls, he said, "let them have an understanding, let anyone contest, all of us have one vote and people will decide."

The Congress which had won just one of the 28 seats in the state in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, has now set itself a target of winning 20 in the 2024 elections, riding the success of an emphatic win in the recent Assembly polls.

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New Delhi: The Indian women's team emerged champion in the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup with a dominant 78-40 victory in the summit clash against Nepal here on Sunday.

On a memorable night at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here, India produced a masterclass of speed, strategy and skill, dishing out a clinical show.

A brisk start marked Turn 1 as the Indian attackers took charge of the proceedings. Three batches in the Nepal women were out by simple touches on 7 occasions, putting 14 points to India's kitty.

Skipper Priyanka Ingle was in the best form with multiple touch points to her name, as the hosts started off in an excellent manner. This was enough to take the Women in Blue to 34 points and preventing a single Dream Run for the Nepal team.

Manmati Dhami got Vaishnavi Pawar, and B Samjhana eliminated Priyanka Ingle but B Chaithra took India's first batch of Turn 2 into the Dream Run.

It wasn't for long, though, as Dipa completed the ALL OUT just moments later. This got the side back into the game but they only managed to score 24 points at the end of Turn 2, with an 11-point deficit at half time.

India were once again the dominant force in Turn 3, never allowing the Nepal defenders to settle in their stride. BK Dipa was a regular for Nepal but it went in vain throughout, ensuring that the Indians edged closer to the trophy.

Chaithra was the orchestrator of the Dream Run for India, taking the score to a massive 78 points in Turn 4. Their batch went on for a massive 5 minutes and 14 seconds, closing out the game for India and confirming them as the first-ever champions of the Kho Kho World Cup.

India's path to glory had included commanding victories over South Korea, Iran and Malaysia in the group stages, followed by triumph against Bangladesh in the quarter-finals and a masterful win over South Africa in the semi-finals.