Ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections, some leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) joined the Congress party. In response, state Congress chief DK Shivakumar said that some leaders in the BJP are dissatisfied with the party, and it is now a ‘divided house’.
Shivakumar said, “Whatever BJP does, we will come to power. I have advised party workers to bring Congress to power. Even some BJP people are fed up with BJP. Now BJP is a divided is home.” Journalists.
according to a report by ANIBJP has many leaders resigned Due to the denial of ticket for the upcoming elections in Karnataka, he left the party and joined the Congress party.
One of them is Jagadish Shettar, a six-time MLA and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, who was denied a ticket from Karnataka. Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly Constituency, Shettar, who is a well-known Lingayat leader, later joined the Congress and will contest from his home constituency.
Besides Jagadish Shettar, another BJP leader and former deputy chief minister, Laxman Savadi, also resigned from the party and joined the Congress to contest from the Athani constituency.
State Congress chief DK Shivakumar has claimed that BJP’s legal teams are trying to disqualify the nominations of Congress candidates ahead of the May 10 Karnataka assembly elections.
Shivakumar claimed that the state’s Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai personally contacted the officials and requested the Election Commission to check the Chief Minister’s call register.
He said, “BJP’s legal team and the Chief Minister’s Office are doing everything possible to ensure that the nominations of the Congress candidates are disqualified. I request the ECI to collect the call register of the Chief Minister. Same in Savadatti.” Happened. The CM himself called the officials.” claimed on Saturday.
Countering the allegations, Bommai on Saturday said the Election Commission (EC) is a constitutionally constituted body and there is no question of interfering in it.
“The Election Commission is a constitutionally constituted, independent body. It is governed by the rules of the Election Commission. Hence, there is no question of interference. He is afraid of his defeat, so he is making baseless, baseless allegations every morning. Yes. I want.” The answer to all of that is no,” Bommai said.
224-seated Karnataka Legislative Assembly Voting is to be held in a single phase on May 10 and the results will be declared on May 13.
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