Last Update: April 27, 2023, 10:56 AM IST
BS Yediyurappa called Jagadish Shettar from News18 greedy. BJP has made him whatever he is today. He had joined Congress for the greed of power. He is comparing himself with the entire Lingayat community, which ‘we don’t respect’. (Twitter/@BSYBJP/File)
BL Santhosh, the most powerful general secretary-organisation of the BJP, whom Shettar holds responsible for his ouster, meets BSY and plans to counter the ‘betrayal’ of Shettar in particular and Lingayats in general
A week after former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar quit the BJP lamenting the “betrayal” of the Lingayat community by his party and filed nomination on a Congress ticket from the Hubballi-Dharwad Central Assembly seat, the saffron party has asked him to pay back the same. has decided. coin.
The BJP high command has fielded its most powerful Lingayat face BS Yeddyurappa to counter his allegations and ensure Shettar’s defeat.
Terming Shettar’s allegations against the party as “ridiculous”, BSY held a meeting with local Lingayat leaders in the Hubli-Dharwad twin cities and asked them to do everything to defeat Shettar.
In a closed-door meeting, BSY has tasked local Lingayat leaders and activists with the task of defeating its one-time ally, explaining why Shettar was denied ticket.
After Shettar quit the BJP and then joined the Congress after being denied a ticket, the BJP was left fuming and it took a few days to react.
Since Lingayats are the backbone of the BJP, party strategists, aware of the situation damaging the party, have decided to use the same card to teach Shettar a lesson.
The BJP’s most powerful general secretary-organisation BL Santhosh, whom Shettar holds responsible for his ouster from power, met BSY and made plans to counter the “betrayal” of Shettar in particular and Lingayats in general.
BSY flies to Hubli and thunders that Shettar should be defeated by a huge margin for betraying the party.
“Shettar is greedy. Whatever he is today, the party has made him. He has joined Congress out of greed for power. He is equating himself with the entire Lingayat community. We don’t appreciate it. We will defeat them in the elections. I want more than one lakh people to celebrate his defeat on May 13, when the counting of votes is going on.
After filing nomination on a Congress ticket, Shettar has realized that the road ahead is not easy for him as the constituency he has represented for six consecutive terms since 1994 is not really under his control.
The BJP has good penetration in this constituency and the cadre is more or less with the party.
Shettar is campaigning door-to-door with his wife Shilpa Shettar, urging voters to save their honor by voting him back.
Till now no big leader of Congress has campaigned for him and he is fighting the battle alone.
AICC president M Mallikarjun Kharge said the party has not fielded Shettar to lose the election.
meeting with Shettar Rahul Gandhi More insiders in Hubballi say he has told the party to throw all their might behind him.
On the day of voting, Shettar hopes to create a wave in his favour.
Reacting to the BJP’s decision to field BSY to lead the campaign against him, Shettar said, “BL Santosh is firing a bullet on BSY’s shoulder. He should come out and fight against me. not through others”.
Praising BSY, Shettar said the veteran had tried his best to dissuade him from denying him the ticket, but he was not heeded.
“BSY was my leader. He tried his best to get me the assembly ticket. He played a big role in shaping my political career. He should realize that he is being used to win this election. After that the Lingayat community will be neglected.
BJP planning carpet bombing campaign against Shettar and PM Narendra Modi He is expected to address a mega rally soon.
The Congress election manager in Bengaluru is not sure of Shettar’s victory and admits it is an uphill battle that he may or may not win.
A victory for Shettar would enhance his status as a powerful leader who is miscast by his own party, while a defeat could end his career.
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