Hubli (Karnataka) [India], April 12 (ANI): Safety exterior the BJP workplace in Karnataka was stepped up on Wednesday after protests by ticket aspirants within the state.
The protests got here day after the BJP introduced its first listing of its candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Meeting election.
The followers of former chief minister and senior BJP chief Jagadish Shetter held a protest at Sarvodaya Circle in Keshwapur.
Former CM BS Yediyurappa had instructed ANI earlier within the day that Shetter will certainly characteristic within the BJP’s second listing of candidates.
Followers of Chandrashekhar Gokak, who was additionally denied a ticket to contest the Might 10 polls, additionally staged protests and submitted a memorandum to the BJP’s district president Sanjay Kapatkar.
A number of others held one other protest demanding tickets for leaders from the Kshatriya neighborhood.
The event comes amid an enormous uproar within the get together over the allotment of tickets for the upcoming polls.
Senior BJP chief KS Eshwarappa on Tuesday introduced his resolution to give up electoral politics, hours earlier than the listing was introduced by the get together.
Former Karnataka Deputy CM Laxman Savadi additionally resigned from the BJP after not that includes within the BJP’s first listing of candidates.
Whereas Savadi give up the get together on Wednesday morning, former BJP MLA Doddappagouda Patil Naribol additionally introduced his exit from the get together.
Senior chief and Karnataka Fisheries minister S Angara, a sitting MLA from Sullia Meeting constituency, introduced his political retirement after being denied a ticket.
R Shankar, who was an MLC, additionally resigned from his publish after his identify didn’t characteristic within the first BJP listing.
Earlier on Tuesday, BJP introduced its first listing of 189 candidates. The listing included 52 recent faces and eight ladies.
Within the 2018 polls, BJP emerged as the most important single get together, profitable 104 seats, whereas the Congress after which ally JD(S) bagged 80 and 37 seats respectively.
The time period of the present Karnataka Legislative Meeting will finish on Might 24. The counting of votes for Meeting will likely be finished on Might 13. (ANI)
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