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Despite a discussion with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka KS Eshwarappa has remained adamant on contesting the Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat as an independent against BS Yediyurappa's son BY Raghvendra..
Eshwarappa said that his fight was against the family of BS Yediyurappa, a former Chief Minister and Lingayat strongman...
Eshwarappa, who has been miffed after the BJP denied a ticket to his son KE Kantesh from the Haveri seat, will travel to Delhi on Wednesday to meet Amit Shah...
Eshwarappa has blamed Yediyurappa for the BJP denying a ticket to his son KE Kantesh from Haveri and instead picking former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai from the seat...
In the Belgaum Lok Sabha seat, infighting has erupted after the BJP gave ticket to former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar...
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