After BJP MLA Jagadish Shettar resigned from his membership in the state assembly, former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday said if Shettar comes back to BJP, the party would welcome him.
Amid deadlock with the party over the ticket allocation, former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader Jagdish Shettar on Saturday said that he would take a further decision after meeting with state election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
The political fight ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections is intensifying as the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday sought clarification from Congress regarding its alleged relation with the banned outfit Popular Front of India and its political wing SDPI.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jagadish Shetter on Saturday extended his ultimatum to the party till this evening and said that he is still hopeful of getting the ticket from Hubli-Dharwad Central segment.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will contest at least 40 seats in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, said the party state president Hari R on Saturday.
NCP is likely to field candidates in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, according to sources. During the 2018 polls, NCP contested 14 seats in Karnataka.
The BJP's Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh on Friday hit out at the Congress, saying it was taking too long to release a third list of candidates as there is "internal battle" among its leaders.
The Congress' state chief said, "Along with Lakshman Savadi, many more BJP leaders will join the Congress party. We unanimously welcome everyone to the party. He informed me that he will meet the chairman of Vidhan Parishad at 4 pm today, submit his resignation, and join the Congress part
Karnataka BJP leader and son of former chief minister BS yediyurappa's son BY Vijayendra on Friday said that he will be contesting the assembly polls from Shikaripur.