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Will crack whip on KS Eshwarappa, says Karnataka BJP

This is the first time the party has reacted on the issue. Eshwarappa is steadfast on his decision to contest spurning efforts by party leaders to pacify him.

ByPTI

Published Apr 15, 2024 | 10:22 PM ⚊UpdatedApr 16, 2024 | 8:16 AM

KS Eshwarappa during BJP's Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra in Mysuru. (Twitter)

KS Eshwarappa during BJP's Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra in Mysuru. (File picture)

Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra said on Monday, 15 April, that the party would take disciplinary action against rebel leader KS Eshwarappa, who had decided to contest as an independent in the Shimoga Lok Sabha segment.

This is the first time the party has reacted on the issue. Vijayendra said that his brother and Shimoga MP BY Raghavendra, who is seeking re-election, will win the seat by over two lakh votes and people will teach a lesson to Eshwarappa.

Eshwarappa, a former Deputy Chief Minister who had also served as the party’s state unit President, has entered the fray blaming Vijayendra and his father and veteran party leader BS Yediyurappa for his son KE Kantesh being denied the ticket to contest from the Haveri Lok Sabha seat.

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Disciplinary action against Eshwarappa

“We will take disciplinary action against him (Eshwarappa), and voters of the constituency will also take action against him. The more he speaks, double the votes that will come in favour of Raghavendra,” Vijayendra said in Hassan in response to the 75-year-old’s allegation of Yediyurappa favouring his sons and the party’s Bangalore North seat candidate Shobha Karandlaje.

Speaking to reporters in Hassan, he said Raghavendra is a popular MP and people will reject such “loose talks” by Eshwarappa.

“What is the contribution of Eshwarappa to Shivamogga district having been the Minister and Deputy Chief Minister? How Raghavendra has done development works as an MP, and what Yediyurappa’s contribution as CM to the district and the state is discussed in every household. There is no need to learn for him,” he said.

Leader of Opposition R Ashoka had earlier this month indicated that BJP will decide on taking disciplinary action against Eshwarappa, once he files his nomination against the party’s official candidate.

Eshwarappa is steadfast in his decision to contest spurning efforts by party leaders to pacify him.

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