Key Points
Trouble from rebels has erupted for both the ruling Congress and Opposition BJP in Karnataka even as the parties are busy finalizing candidates for the rest of the seats...
In Koppal, local BJP MP Sanganna Karadi is planning to contest as an independent, rebelling against the partys decision not to field him this time..
Eshwarappa, a senior OBC leader, has announced he will contest as an independent against the party candidate BY Raghavendra in Shivamogga to avenge denial of the party ticket to his son KE Kantesh..
In Belagavi, a BJP MLA is leading the resistance to former CM Jagadish Shettar contesting as party candidate..
In Bagalkot, large crowds of supporters of former zilla panchayat president Veena Kashappanavar, wife of Congress MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar, stormed the local party office demanding a ticket for their leader..
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