India

BJP Expels KS Eshwarappa From Party For 6 Years

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expelled KS Eshwarappa from the party after the leader decided to contest Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from Karnataka’s Shivamogga.

The party in a statement said that KS Eshwarappa has “embarrassed” the party by going to the polls as an independent candidate.

Shivamogga will go to the polls on May 7 in phase 3.

“BJP expelled KS Eshwarappa from the party for 6 years for embarrassing the party by contesting as an Independent from Shivamogga constituency,” the Karnataka BJP said.

Former deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa submitted his nomination papers as an independent candidate from Shivamogga on April 12.

Three Independent candidates, who had filed nomination papers for the Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat, withdrew their papers on Monday. With that, 23 people including former BJP Minister K.S. Eshwarappa have remained in the fray.

Monday was the last day to withdraw the papers.

The candidates who are in the fray are B.Y. Raghavendra of BJP, Geetha Shivarajkumar of Congress, S.K. Prabhu of Karnataka Rashtra Samiti, Aruna Kanahalli of Uttama Prajakeeya Party, Mohammed Yusuf Khan of Young Star Empowerment Party, A.D. Shivappa of Bahujan Samaj Party.

Independent candidates are KS Eshwarappa, G Jayadeva, EH Nayak, Chandrashekhar HC, Bandi, Sandesh Shetty A, DS Eshwarappa, P Sripathi Bhat, Imtiyaz Attar, Ravi Kumar N, Pooja N Annaiah, Suresh Poojari, Shivarudraiah Swamy, John Benny, Ganesh B., Kunaje Manjunatha Gowda and NV Naveen Kumar.

(ANI)

Also Read: SP Candidate From Aonla Charged Of Forgery

Bharat Express English

Recent Posts

PM Modi Arrives In Mauritius; Receives Ceremonial Welcome

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Mauritius for his two-day State visit, where…

27 mins ago

NCC Cadets Lead Cleanliness Drive In Maha Kumbh Mela Area

In a bid to maintain cleanliness and environmental balance following the successful organization of Maha…

15 hours ago

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta To Present Budget 2025-26 On March 25

The second session of the Delhi Assembly Budget Session will take place from March 24…

15 hours ago

Mauritius Key Partner In Indian Ocean; Gateway To African Continent: PM Modi

PM Modi has embarked on a two-day State Visit to Mauritius, aiming to elevate the…

15 hours ago

Saket Court Acquits 15 In 2019 Jamia Nagar Violence Case; Frames Charges Against Sharjeel Imam And Others

In a significant development regarding the violence that erupted in the Jamia Nagar area in…

16 hours ago

Stalin Slams Dharmendra Pradhan Over ‘Uncivilised’ Remark On Tamil Nadu MPs

M K Stalin accused Pradhan of insulting Tamil Nadu’s people and questioned Prime Minister Narendra…

17 hours ago