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Will also address the public meeting. This is the Congress leader’s first visit to the state after his disqualification from the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a defamation case in 2019.
Former chief minister Jagadish Shettar had on Sunday announced his resignation from the BJP after he was denied ticket for the May 10 polls. He said he would resign from the party and the assembly. Shettar, who was the leader of the opposition when the Congress was in power, also said that he would definitely contest the upcoming assembly polls. Meanwhile, BM Mallikarjuna, popularly known as ‘Fighter Ravi’, announced his resignation from the primary membership of the BJP ahead of the elections.
On the other hand, Congress released its third list of candidates for the upcoming elections. Among some important names, were Laxman Savadi, who will contest from Athani, and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who will contest from Varuna. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai filed his nomination papers as BJP candidate from Shiggaon constituency.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai filed his nomination from Shiggaon constituency on Saturday. Bommai’s son Bharat Bommai, minister CC Patil and MP Shivakumar Udasi were present when Bommai filed his nomination.
As soon as Union Minister Pralhad Joshi reached the residence of former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar in Hubli, protests started outside the residence. The protest was held by supporters of Shettar, who had given a deadline to the BJP for a third list of candidates for the upcoming elections.
Ahead of the assembly polls in the state, the Congress released a list of party election observers for Bengaluru city and assembly-level observers to oversee poll preparations in Karnataka, the party said on Friday. A total of 61 observers have been appointed by the Congress in the state to oversee the election preparations for the upcoming elections in Karnataka.
Former Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi joined the Congress after officially resigning from the primary membership of the BJP. Denied a ticket, the leader, who quit the BJP recently, said he would contest from Athani on a Congress ticket. Meanwhile, the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has announced plans to contest 40-45 seats in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, however, expressed grief over Savadi’s switch. Congress also made some changes at the last moment. Congress’s Siddaramaiah is now out of Kolar and will contest from Varuna seat only. The party has recommended the name of Kothanur Manjunath from Kolar constituency.
The date of voting for the Karnataka Assembly elections is May 10 while the results will be out on May 13. According to sources, the Congress high command was also against Siddaramaiah contesting from the second seat.
For the third consecutive day in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faced criticism over ticket distribution. The party suffered another setback on Thursday when three sitting MLAs rebelled against the party and resigned after being left out of the second list of 23 candidates released late on Wednesday. MPs Kumaraswamy, Nehru Olekar and Golihatti Shekhar were among those who resigned.
Meanwhile, rebellion is growing in the BJP after the names of several sitting MLAs and senior leaders were omitted from the list of two candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections. The second list of candidates for the Karnataka polls was released on Wednesday evening amid growing discontent within the party, with some leaders unhappy at being denied tickets for the high-stakes election.
News18 It is learned that top BJP leaders have asked former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa to handle the rebels.
Meanwhile, the voting process officially began on Thursday with the issuance of a gazette notification paving the way for the filing of nomination papers by the candidates. As per the Election Commission’s (EC) schedule of events, the last date for filing nominations is April 20, following which the scrutiny of papers will be held on April 21. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is April 24.
The BJP’s second list of 23 candidates for the May 10 assembly elections in Karnataka has denied tickets to seven sitting MLAs, including Madal Virupakshappa, who was recently arrested on corruption charges.
The list came on a day the party witnessed a massive resignation over the ticket issue and protests by supporters of several leaders who missed the bus. In a major setback, former Deputy CM Laxman Savadi announced that he is quitting the party after being dropped from the first list of candidates.
On the other hand, BJP MLA Mahadevappa Yadav and supporters of Anil Benke were seen protesting on Tuesday night for not giving tickets to the leaders. Chikka Revana, who joined the BJP, has got the ticket from Ramdurg, the constituency of Yadavad, while Dr Ravi Patil has been fielded from Belagavi North, which is Anil Benake’s constituency.
The latest BJP list does not include Hubballi-Dharwad Central region from where party veteran and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar wants to contest. It also does not include candidates from Shivamogga city constituency, where sitting MLA and former minister KS Eshwarappa has announced retirement from electoral politics.
Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Wednesday met party president JP Nadda and expressed his desire to contest elections after openly expressing his unhappiness over reports of being denied ticket.
After meeting Nadda, Shettar said he cited his experience including his six consecutive victories in the assembly elections and was told by the party president that the issue would be discussed with other senior leaders.
The BJP is now likely to field the veteran Lingayat community leader after toying with the idea of ousting him as part of its plan to make way for a younger leadership.
Amid protests, CM Bommai on Wednesday said that the party spoke to those to be replaced, adding that they were given reasons and told about the opportunity they would get later.
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