New Delhi: In a rebellious tone, former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar, who was requested by the BJP excessive command to drop his candidature for the Assembly election from Hubli-Dharwad Central phase, has stated denying him a ticket can have a bearing on no less than 20 to 25 seats within the state. Addressing reporters right here, the senior BJP chief stated he would anticipate the celebration’s determination on the ticket until Sunday to determine his subsequent plan of action. The BJP has not but launched the checklist of candidates for 12 constituencies, together with Hubli-Dharwad Central. “I will wait till tomorrow and then I will decide my next course of action,” Shettar instructed reporters right here on Friday evening. When questioned concerning the affect on the BJP for treating senior celebration functionaries in such a fashion, he stated the ruling dispensation has to consider it.
“The party has to ensure that it should not have any negative impact. Even former CM B S Yediyurappa has said that if Shettar does not get a ticket, then it will have a bearing not in just one place…It will have an immediate effect in many constituencies in north Karnataka — at least 20 to 25 constituencies,” Shettar stated. “It will indeed have an effect across Karnataka but the immediate impact will be seen in 20 to 25 constituencies,” he added.
As a few of the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation councillors provided to tender their resignation, the senior chief stated he was grateful to them for displaying their affection in direction of him.
“They (councillors) have expressed their displeasure. They are hurt. For them, it’s enough now. Their feelings are hurt so they are expressing their anger by resigning from the municipal corporation,” the previous Karnataka Assembly speaker stated.
Shettar added that that he’ll be aware of the councillors’ opinion after which determine the following step. To a question that some high BJP functionaries had been assured of Shettar getting the ticket, he stated he was conscious of such statements however he wished “the result”.
Shettar held a press convention on April 11 saying that he obtained a name from Delhi the place a senior celebration functionary requested him to drop his candidature to make approach for younger folks. He stated this was not acceptable to him and expressed his resolve to contest the election this time come what might.
The BJP has thus far put out a listing of 212 candidates for the Assembly election and has not but introduced the names of remaining 12 seats. The 224-seat Assembly in Karnataka will go to polls on May 10 and the outcomes are scheduled to come back out on May 13.
