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BJP MLA confident that K.S. Eshwarappa will back out of Lok Sabha contest in Shivamogga

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A file photo of BJP leader and former Deputy CM C. N. Ashwath Narayan | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Former Minister and BJP leader C.N. Ashwath Narayan expressed confidence that former minister and senior BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa, who has rebelled against the party over denial of ticket to his son Kantesh in Haveri, will reconsider his decision to contest against BJP candidate B.Y. Raghavendra in Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency. Speaking to reporters on March 21 after visiting Suttur mutt in Mysuru, the former Minister said, “I am confident that Mr. Eshwarappa will back out of the poll race, and not file his nomination papers, considering the party’s sentiments.” Mr. Narayan said Mr. Eshwarappa will be persuaded by senior BJP leaders to reconsider his decision on revolting against the party and contesting the polls as an independent. To a question on why Mr. Eshwarappa’s son was denied the ticket when B.S. Yediyurappa’s sons had been given the chance to contest the polls, he said opportunities will come to everyone in the party. “Even B.Y. Vijayendra …

Eshwarappa intensifies attack by saying Vijayendra would have to quit after announcement of LS poll results

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K.S. Eshwarappa | Photo Credit: File Photo BJP senior leader K.S. Eshwarappa, who has turned rebel by deciding to contest against party candidate and B.S. Yediyurappa’s son B.Y. Raghavendra for the Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat, on Wednesday upped the ante by remarking that Mr. Yediyurappa’s other son and BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra would have to step down after the announcement of Lok Sabha poll results in June. Addressing a gathering of his supporters in Shivamogga, Mr. Eshwarappa asserted that there was no question of him withdrawing from the poll contest and expressed confidence that he would emerge victorious Reacting sharply to this, Mr. Yediyurappa told mediapersons in Delhi that he would not respond to such irresponsible remarks. “People themselves will respond to it. Because, they know the work done by Mr. Vijayendra after he took over as the party State president,” he said. “Mr. Eshwarappa is making such allegations against me just because his son missed out on party ticket. But such decisions are not unilateral as it is the Centre which takes the …

On ‘shoot and kill’ call from BJP leader, Shivakumar says his brother not scared | Latest News India

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Karnataka deputy chief minister Dk Shivakumar on Saturday reacted to BJP leader Eshwarappa’s call to shoot and kill DK Suresh and said his brother (Suresh) is not a person who will get scared of such threats. BJP leader KS Eshwarappa called for a law that enables the killing of people like DK Suresh and MLA Vinay Kulkarni who speak of dividing the country. Congress MP DK Suresh triggered a controversy as he said Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget had nothing for Karnataka and other south states and such bias will lead to demands for a ‘separate nation’. Following this, the Karnataka and Kerala governments launched protests against insufficient fund allocation to the southern states. DK Shivakumar reacted to BJP leader Eshwarappa’s call to shoot DK Suresh for his ‘separate country’ comment. (PTI) Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said DK Suresh’s comment was misinterpreted while he only pointed out the discrepancies between the fund allocation for northern states and southern states. Nobody wants India to be divided, Siddaramaiah said while Congress president Mallikarjun …

Karnataka CM has asked BJP high command about return of former Ministers K. S. Eshwarappa, Ramesh Jarkiholi to Cabinet

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A file photo of former Ministers Ramesh Jarkiholi and K.S. Eshwarappa during the Assembly session at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi, Karnataka. | Photo Credit: P K Badiger Seeking to downplay the absence of former Ministers K. S. Eshwarappa and Ramesh Jarkiholi staying away from the winter session of the Karnataka legislature, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that he is in touch with them. “Their absence should not be seen as a boycott of the session,” the Chief Minister told reporters at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on December 20. He maintained that they are right in wanting to return to the Cabinet in the wake of both getting clearance with regard to the legal issues that caused their departure from the council of ministers. He had raised their issues with the BJP leadership during his recent visit to Delhi, and the central leaders had responded positively. At the same time, the Chief Minister said there are issues that he needed to discuss them them in person. Source link