Discontent continues to brew inside the Karnataka unit of the BJP over the allocation of ticket from the Belgaum (Belagavi) seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
It’s being speculated that former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who had returned to the BJP in January after quitting the Congress, could also be fielded from Belagavi, at the moment represented by Mangala Angadi, the widow of former Union Minister of State Suresh Angadi.
Nevertheless, a discord inside the BJP’s Belagavi unit has reached a fever pitch, with a conflict between loyal get together members and people perceived as outsiders.
BJP cadres in Belagavi have launched a ‘Go Again Jagadish’ marketing campaign in opposition to the previous Chief Minister, demanding that get together tickets be allotted to insiders quite than some ‘outsider’ who had lately joined the get together.
The discord has been echoed in each bodily and digital modes, with BJP employees within the area launching a social media onslaught in opposition to Shettar, labelling him a ‘turncoat’.
Accusations in opposition to Shettar have additional fueled the hearth, with BJP leaders alleging that he has engaged in acts of betrayal inside the get together ranks. Furthermore, there are allegations that Shettar has diverted developmental initiatives meant for Belagavi to different areas, significantly Hubballi-Dharwad.
Notably, former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa final week mentioned that Shettar would contest from Belagavi within the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
“I’m confident he will win by a huge margin,” Yediyurappa mentioned.
Shettar is a senior Lingayat chief who has held a number of portfolios in Karnataka.
Sources say that the BJP desires to switch Mangala with a powerful candidate to retain the Belagavi seat, and Shettar’s identify is doing the rounds as he additionally occurs to be a relative of the Angadi household.