Former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa, along with his sons BY Vijayendra, the state BJP chief, and BY Raghavendra, the sitting MP and candidate from Shimoga, cast their votes on Tuesday at a polling booth in Shivamogga.
The Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka is gearing up for a three-way battle with children of former Chief Ministers and a veteran leader in the fray.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and alleged that he has not only acted against the Constitution for 10 years at the Centre but also did not make a sincere effort to fulfil the objectives of the Constitution.
After the recent Huballi murder case, former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa expressed his concerns about the Congress government's response, saying, "state government is not bothered about anything. They are not taking it seriously."
Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday called on voters in Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency to come out in numbers and demonstrate their support for senior party colleague and the BJP's pick from the seat, Basavaraj Bommai.
Former Chief Minister and Central BJP Parliamentary Board member B S Yeddyurappa expressed confidence that the BJP candidate from Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat B Y Raghavendra will win by a margin of more than 3 lakh votes and BJP-JDS alliance (NDA) candidates will also win all 28 seats in the L
The former MLA from Pulakeshinagar constituency quit Congress in 2023 after he was denied the ticket to contest the Assembly election and he then contested the poll on the BSP ticket. But he lost to the Congress candidate by a huge margin.
Rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Eshwarappa filed his nomination as an Independent candidate from Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency defying the party command.
"Today I am filing my nominations. I have prayed at the temple for welfare of the common people and so that I win in the elections. People have given their blessings...I have to fight the elections as an Independent and win. That is my interest," Eshwarappa said speaking to ANI on Friday ahe
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on Thursday expressed his confidence that BJP-JDS together will win a minimum of 26 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader KS Eshwarappa who flew to New Delhi to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah returned empty-handed after Shah called off the scheduled meeting last monument.
Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha (KRPP) leader G Janardhana Reddy merged his party with the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday and rejoined the party along with his wife Aruna Lakshmi ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.