The BJP has introduced its second listing for Karnataka election
Bengaluru:
The Karnataka BJP has launched its second listing of 23 candidates for the meeting election to be held subsequent month. The BJP yesterday launched the names of candidates for 189 seats within the 224-member meeting, which suggests 12 extra candidates are but to be introduced.
The second listing doesn’t embrace the Hubballi-Dharwad central seat, from the place the present BJP MLA Jagadish Shettar, who can be a former Chief Minister, desires to contest once more. He has threatened a insurrection as an unbiased if he’s not given a ticket.
There are two girls within the second listing of 23 candidates.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai yesterday advised reporters the social gathering would launch the candidates’ listing in two phases. It’s now sure {that a} third listing will come. The social gathering is probably going finalising the names or making last-minute tweaks, contemplating the specter of contesting as an unbiased by Mr Shettar, who has received six occasions from Hubballi.
There may be additionally the matter of accommodating Congress rebels who joined the BJP in 2019, which led to the collapse of the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) authorities.
The second listing additionally reveals 4 present MLAs have been denied tickets. They’re CM Nimbannavar in Kalaghatagi, MP Kumaraswamy in Mudigere, Neharu Olekar in Haveri and Madal Virupakshappa in Channagiri. Mr Virupakshappa faces corruption allegations.
Mr Kumaraswamy, who’s contesting from Mudigere, has been on the centre of controversies over his feedback that he has been focused as a result of he’s a Dalit, and even confronted assaults by the general public in November final yr close to Mudigere. He’s seen as a legal responsibility by a piece of leaders within the Karnataka BJP.
BJP staff had additionally surrounded former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s automotive in protest final month whereas he got here to marketing campaign for the social gathering, demanding {that a} ticket not be given to Mr Kumaraswamy at Mudigere.