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Most Centrally-aided projects in Belagavi completed, says Shettar

Most Centrally-aided projects in Belagavi completed, says Shettar

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BJP MP Jagadish Shettar reviewing progress of development works in Belagavi. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT BJP MP Jagadish Shettar reviewed the progress of various infrastructure and development works being undertaken by Central government agencies, including the Railways, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Airport authorities, in Belagavi district recently. Deputy Commissioner Mohammed Roshan and other officers were present. Officials informed him that asphalting work on nearly 4 km has already been completed on the 9-km Halaga-Machhe bypass stretch, while service road construction is in progress. Land acquisition for nearly 37 km has been completed of the 48-km Bagalkot highway. Compensation amounting to ₹270 crore has already been distributed to farmers. The entire process is expected to be completed by February 2027. In the second package, land acquisition for 38 km has been completed. The MP promised to resolve certain complications in the acquisition process. He directed NHAI officials to construct service roads and cattle crossings as demanded by farmers from Naganur and Bhavihal villages in Bailhongal taluk. The Deputy Commissioner said that the …

Youth Calls Karnataka MP Jagadish Shettar And Demands An iPhone Pro Max | India News

Youth Calls Karnataka MP Jagadish Shettar And Demands An iPhone Pro Max | India News

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Last Updated:December 02, 2025, 12:29 IST The caller, identified as Prateek Malaji, allegedly went straight to the point. He told the MP that the latest iPhone 17 Pro Max had been launched and that he wanted one. For a moment, the conversation reportedly paused. The request landed somewhere between disbelief and disbelief-with-irony. (Image: X) Public representatives are used to phone calls at odd hours. Constituents call to complain about potholes, water shortages, power cuts, missing bus routes, delayed pensions, hospital beds or school infrastructure. Requests range from urgent to routine, but they usually revolve around governance. That is why a recent phone call to Belagavi MP and former Chief Minister of Karnataka Jagadish Shettar stood out – not for its urgency, but for how unexpectedly casual it was. According to reports, a young man dialled the MP’s personal number recently. At first, there was nothing unusual. Introducing himself politely, he asked if he could speak and requested a “small favour.” For a public representative, such openings are familiar. Shettar reportedly assumed the caller had a …

Jagadish Shettar calls for temporary stoppage of toll collection on some roads

Jagadish Shettar calls for temporary stoppage of toll collection on some roads

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Ramesh Jarkiholi, BJP MLA, greeting MP Jagadish Shettar during the inauguration of the MP’s office in Belagavi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: P.K. BADIGER Lok Sabha Member Jagdish Shettar has written a letter to Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Transport and Highways, to stop collection of toll on the Belagavi–Khanapur and Belagavi–Sankeshwar–Karud roads. Work on the construction, widening and repair of roads is still pending. The residents of nearby areas are suffering as they have to pay toll on these incomplete roads. The toll collection may be temporarily stopped on these roads till the construction is complete, he said. Published – October 12, 2024 09:43 pm IST Source link

Shettar confident of Belagavi ticket, Mangala Angadi says she accepts the party decision 

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HUBBALLI/ BELAGAVI A day after he spoke about contemplating his candidature from Belagavi and party leaders discussing the issue with him, former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar now seems more confident of getting BJP ticket from Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency. Meanwhile the incumbent MP from Belagavi and his relative Mangala Angadi has confirmed rumours about Shettar replacing her in Belagavi. Mr. Shettar who cut short his Raichur tour after the announcement of the second list and flew to Bengaluru to meet former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa now seems more confident of getting the ticket. According to reliable sources, Mr. Shettar had reportedly insisted on a ticket from the constituencies of erstwhile undivided Dharwad district (Dharwad and Haveri), while the party high command was keen on him contesting from Belagavi. Mr. Shettar reportedly was not keen on Belagavi, because of which his name did not figure in the second list. And now that he had given his consent, his name is likely to figure in the third list, sources said. Speaking to presspersons in Belagavi, Mangala Angadi, MP …

‘Gives us strength’: Yediyurappa on Jagadish Shettar rejoining BJP after 9 mnths | Latest News India

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BENGALURU: Former Karnataka chief minister and Lingayat leader Jagadish Shettar, 68, rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, nine months after he exited the party in April after being denied a ticket to contest the 2023 assembly elections and joined the Congress. Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar who rejoined BJP being welcomed by the party chief J P Nadda, in New Delhi along with BS Yediyurappa (PTI) Shettar formally joined the BJP at the party headquarters in Delhi in the presence of former chief minister BS Yediyurappa and his son, Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra. Shettar told reporters that the Congress treated him with respect but he was returning to the BJP because of multiple reasons. Stay tuned for all the latest updates on Ram Mandir! Click here “The BJP gave me a lot of responsibilities in the past. Due to some issues, I went to the Congress. In the last nine months, there have been a lot of discussions. Also, BJP workers asked me to come back to the party. Yediyurappaji and Vijayendraji …

Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar quits Congress, rejoins BJP

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A file photo of former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Former Chief Minister of Karnataka Jagadish Shettar re-joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on January 25, about a year after quitting the saffron party and joining the Congress. Mr. Shettar had switched to the Congress after being denied a ticket by the BJP ahead of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections in May 2023. On January 25, he arrived at the BJP headquarters in Delhi, accompanied by former Chief Minister and senior party leader B.S. Yediyurappa. After re-joining the BJP, Mr. Shettar said he had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the morning. “I will quit my post as MLC (elected on a Congress ticket). I have already dispatched my resignation through email. I have also intimated KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar about resigning from the primary membership of the Congress.” He said that BJP leaders and workers had been persuading him to return to the party. He thanked Congress for treating him well in the party during …

Jagadish Shettar Returns To BJP, Had Switched To Congress Last Year

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New Delhi: Ex- Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar re-joined the BJP Thursday, less than a year after he walked out of the party, claiming “ill treatment”, and joined the Congress. The switch also took place days before the 2023 Karnataka Assembly election, which he contested and lost – to a BJP candidate. Mr Shettar’s ghar wapsi today – signed off by Union Home Minister Amit Shah – took place at the party’s HQ in Delhi in the presence of its Karnataka unit boss, BY Vijayendra, and his father, former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. “I am rejoining with the belief Narendra Modiji has to become PM again,” he declared. Mr Shettar claimed “some issues” had led to his quitting the BJP and joining the Congress, and said, “In the last eight or nine months there were a lot of discussions. BJP workers asked me to come back…Yediyurappaji and Vijayendraji also wanted me to come back… so I am rejoining.” Jagadish Shettar joined the Congress after he was denied a ticket to fight in last year’s Karnataka …

Jagadish Shettar back in BJP again, joined Congress before Karnataka election | Latest News India

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Lingayat leader and former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar who left the BJP ahead of the Karnataka Assembly Election in 2023 as he was denied a ticket rejoined the party. On Thursday afternoon, he reached the BJP headquarters where he was welcomed back to the party in the presence of former CM BS Yediyurappa and state BJP President BY Vijayendra Jagadish Settar joins BJP Source link