The Karnataka assembly elections, consisting of 224 members, are scheduled for May 10. The nomination process began on April 17. So far, the Congress party has announced candidates for 166 constituencies, while the Janata Dal (S) has announced candidates for 93. The ruling BJP has released its phase one list of candidates, with names announced for 189 constituencies, including 52 new faces. However, supporters of MLAs who did not receive a ticket protested, resulting in resignations from Minister S. Angar, R. Shankar MLC, and Lakshman Savathi MLC. In response, the BJP released a list of candidates for the second phase, covering 23 constituencies, but denied tickets for 11 existing MLAs, including former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar. This caused outrage from BJP members, with 16 resigning from Hupalli Dharwad Corporation. While former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa appears likely to receive a ticket, Jagadish Shettar has called for a list of candidates for the third phase to be published tomorrow; otherwise, he will consult his supporters and take further action.
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The 224-member Karnataka assembly elections will be held on May 10. Filing of nomination for this started yesterday. In this regard, the Congress party has so far announced candidates for 166 constituencies and the Janata Dal (S) for 93 constituencies. The ruling BJP had announced candidates for 189 constituencies in the first phase list released on 11th. In this, 52 new faces were given an opportunity.
Supporters of MLAs who did not get tickets joined the protest. Minister S. Angar, R. Shankar MLC, Lakshman Savathi MLC. They announced their resignation. Following this, BJP released the list of candidates for the 2nd phase the day before yesterday. Candidates have been announced for 23 constituencies. 11 of the current MLAs in this list have been denied tickets.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader Jagadish Shettar has also not been declared a ticket. BJP reportedly asked Jagadish Shettar to give way to the youth. In protest against this, 16 BJP members from Hupalli Dharwad Corporation resigned. Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has said that there is a 99 percent chance that he will be given the ticket.
In this situation, Jagadish Shetter said that the list of candidates for the 3rd phase should be published by tomorrow. If not, he said that he will talk to his supporters tomorrow and take further action. He said in this regard:-
When I met the party leaders, they responded positively. They said that they should talk to the senior leaders and take a decision. I will wait till tomorrow morning. In the afternoon, I will have a meeting with my well-wishers. My supporters are from all over the state. They are with me and say BJP should not have done this and they have humiliated me. They ask me to make a decision and have promised to stand by me.
I am a positive thinking person. Up to this point, I have positive expectations. I am JP. When I met Natta, I told him that I would wait for two days and take a decision by then. Likewise, I am waiting for two days. Tomorrow, all my well-wishers are coming. Let’s discuss the matter and ask their opinion. If the BJP does not announce the list, I will take further action,” he said.