Hubbali: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and six-time MLA from Hubbali, Jagadish Shettar is combating a troublesome battle in his residence constituency this time. Shettar not too long ago stop the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the Congress after being denied an election ticket by the saffron camp. He is now contesting on a Congress ticket from his residence turf within the May 10 Assembly elections. However, on the floor stage, issues appear to be not working in favour of the soft-spoken veteran politician, who`s identified 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 among the founding leaders of the social gathering within the space, who constructed the social gathering from the grassroots stage.
The six-time MLA was denied a ticket by the BJP management, triggering a significant outburst from Shettar who accused the social gathering`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 social gathering MLAs from the area and that was on account of the truth that he was from a specific neighborhood.
Shettar additionally alleged Brahminical domination within the BJP and accused Santosh of calling the photographs and sidelining different castes within the social gathering.
Shettar had received 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 arduous on the grassroots stage 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 that 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.”
