Regardless of a dialogue with Union Residence Minister Amit Shah, former deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka KS Eshwarappa has remained adamant on contesting the Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat as an unbiased in opposition to BS Yediyurappa’s son BY Raghvendra. Eshwarappa stated that his struggle was in opposition to the household of BS Yediyurappa, a former Chief Minister and Lingayat strongman.
Eshwarappa, who has been miffed after the BJP denied a ticket to his son KE Kantesh from the Haveri seat, will journey to Delhi on Wednesday to fulfill Amit Shah.
Eshwarappa has blamed Yediyurappa for the BJP denying a ticket to his son KE Kantesh from Haveri and as an alternative choosing former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai from the seat.
Yediyurappa and his son BY Raghavendra have gained the Shivamogga constituency since 2009. Other than Eshwarappa, Raghvendra will face Geetha Shivarajkumar of the Congress.
Eshwarappa, who belongs to the Kuruba caste, has gained the Shivamogga constituency 5 occasions. The veteran BJP chief had earlier introduced his determination to retire from electoral politics however withdrew it after his son was denied a ticket.
He additionally saved himself away from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Shivamogga on March 18.
The event comes amid simmering discontent throughout the BJP in numerous constituencies following the announcement of Lok Sabha election candidates. Within the Belgaum Lok Sabha seat, infighting has erupted after the BJP gave ticket to former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar.
There may be additionally disgruntlement in a number of different constituencies, like Davangere, Chikkaballapur, Koppal, Shimoga, Haveri, Tumkur, Bidar, Raichur and Chitradurga.
Karnataka will vote in two phases within the Lok Sabha elections on April 26 and Could 7 for 28 constituencies.