HUBBALI: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and six-time MLA from Hubbali, Jagadish Shettar is preventing a tricky battle in his house constituency this time. Shettar, who not too long ago give up the BJP and joined the Congress after being denied an election ticket by the saffron camp, is contesting on a Congress ticket from his house turf within the May 10 Assembly elections.
However, on the floor degree, issues appear to be not working in favour of the soft-spoken veteran politician, who`s recognized to have a corruption-free picture. Praveen Marathe, an autorickshaw driver in Hubbali, advised IANS, “Shettar is a good leader but he has shifted to Congress which has not gone down well with the voters of Hubbali. This is a BJP bastion and Shettar will lose the polls this time.”
The Hubbali area is a stronghold of the BJP and Shettar is without doubt one of the founding leaders of the get together within the space, who constructed the get together from the grassroots degree. The six-time MLA was denied a ticket by the BJP management, triggering a significant outburst from Shettar who accused the get together`s nationwide organising secretary, B.L. Santosh, as the person behind denying him a ticket.
Shettar additionally mentioned that BJP is quick turning into a celebration dominated by just one part. The former Chief Minister mentioned that it was Prahlad Joshi, the one Lok Sabha member from Karnataka, who might get a Cabinet berth among the many 25 get together MLAs from the area and that was as a consequence of the truth that he was from a selected group.
Shettar additionally alleged Brahminical domination within the BJP and accused Santosh of calling the photographs and sidelining different castes within the get together. Shettar had gained the Hubbali seat in 2018 by a margin of 21,306 votes. However, it stays to be seen if the Hindu vote financial institution of Shettar will assist him this time.
The plus level for Shettar is his clear picture. Several native businessmen advised IANS that he had by no means exploited them. Another issue is his straightforward accessibility and down-to-earth picture. The RSS-BJP mix is working exhausting on the grassroots degree to defeat Shettar and if the Lingayat votes don’t break up, Shettar may have robust time.
The BJP candidate from Hubbali, Mahesh Tenginkai, advised IANS, “The BJP will win the seat by a huge margin. It is the party which matters and not individuals, and the BJP has a strong base in this constituency. The development programmes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have given the people a clear choice in the elections.”
