Shikaripura (Karnataka) [India], April 19 (ANI): Individuals of Shikaripura within the poll-bound Karnataka had been full of euphoria as Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday held a roadshow within the district.
The roadshow comes forward of his son BY Vijayendra’s submitting of nomination from the Shikaripura Meeting constituency right this moment.
Individuals thronged the roads in massive numbers and waved BJP’s flag.
A number of different leaders throughout events will even file their nominations right this moment together with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Shiggaon, and Congress chief Siddaramaiah for Varuna.
Congress turncoat Jagadish Shettar filed his nomination right this moment from the Hubli-Dharwad-Central Meeting constituency.
In the meantime, BY Vijayendra, who obtained the social gathering ticket from Shikaripura hit out at Congress for making a divide within the Lingayat neighborhood and guaranteed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP benefit from the full help of the neighborhood.
This comes after Jagadish Shettar turned the second senior chief from the Lingayat neighborhood to go away the ruling BJP and be part of Congress in lower than per week. Earlier, former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi joined the Congress.
Whereas speaking to ANI, Vijayendra stated, “Individuals in Karnataka know who has ditched the Lingayat neighborhood. Everybody is aware of that it was the Congress social gathering that fought towards the Lingayat neighborhood. So, I’m assured, not solely the lingayat neighborhood however each part of different communities will help BJP and they’re going to help Narendra Modi ji.”
“The Lingayat neighborhood is just not with the household however with BJP. Ofcourse we’re completely happy and proud that they’ve trusted Yediyurappa’s management and on the identical time they belief PM Narendra Modi ji’s management additionally. The neighborhood is strongly behind BJP and the Prime Minister,” he added.
Exuding happiness for contesting his first election from Shikaripura, Vijayendra stated that the constituency has blessed his father for almost 40 years.
“Shikaripura constituency is essential for BJP. For the previous 40 years, the constituency has been blessing my father Yediyurappa ji. I’m completely happy that I will probably be contesting my first election from this constituency,” he stated.
On contesting the forthcoming elections with out Yediyurappa, he stated, “This can be a problem in entrance of the BJP. It is because it’s the first time that we’re contesting the elections with out Yediyurappa ji. Regardless of the resignation, Yediyurappa is main from the entrance so we imagine that beneath his management and the management of CM Basavaraj Bommai, we’ll come again to energy in Karnataka.”
Karnataka will go to Meeting polls on Might 10 and the counting of votes will happen on Might 13. (ANI)
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