Shah said there will not be a loss for BJP. Shettar joined Congress after leaving BJP and is contesting from Hubballi- Dharwad-Central, a seat he has won multiple times
The battle in the Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency in the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections is set to get more interesting as a 'guru-shishya' fight between two prominent Lingayat leaders has raised election fever in the seat.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Mahesh Tenjinakai who is contesting for the Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency in Karnataka polls, on Thursday will file his nomination for the elections.
According to the police, Praveen was stabbed at around 1 AM on Tuesday night at Kotur village and was shifted to Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Medical College, Dharwad. Praveen succumbed to his injuries in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Congress leader Jagadish Shettar filed his nomination from the Hubli-Dharwad-Central Assembly constituency on Wednesday for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Mahesh Tenginkai who has been fielded by the saffron party against the turncoat Jagadish Shettar in the upcoming polls, on Tuesday said that BJP wanted the new generation to enter politics.
BJP on Monday announced its candidate for the Hubballi-Dharwad Central seat hours after former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar joined the Congress as the electioneering picked up momentum in the southern state with the nomination process to end in two days.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday exuded confidence that the newly fielded candidate Mahesh Tenjinakai will win the Karnataka Assembly polls with a margin of 50,000 votes.
"It is unfortunate that he (Jagadish Shettar) is going to resign today. He was a senior leader, former CM, speaker, party president and minister also. However, when a party has decided that some seniors have to give some way to the younger generation," CM Bommai said.
Shettar, a six-time MLA from the constituency who was reportedly advised by the party to stand down and not seek a fresh term as MLA from the Hubli-Dharwad Central segment, following which his followers expressed their anguish against the party's high command.