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Somanna lost the Karnataka Assembly election against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Varuna constituency. He also lost in the Chamarajanagar constituency.
V Somanna. (Wikimedia Commons)
On Friday, 23 June, former minister V Somanna, who lost the Assembly election against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency, appealed to the party leadership to make him the state president of the BJP.
The BJP leader, who lost from both Varuna and Chamarajanagar constituencies, asked the party’s top brass to give him at least 100 days.
Addressing reporters in Bengaluru, Somanna said that he has faced many elections in his life and has been with the BJP for the past 15 years. Stating that he has always taken whatever task was given to him seriously, the former minister said that for the past one-and-a-half months, he has been jobless though he has always been a person who has worked 24×7.
“Give me an opportunity. I have 45 years of political experience and I am the one who takes everyone along. Give me 100 days,” Somanna requested.
The BJP leader has allegedly informed his superiors that he will demonstrate how he can work towards building the organisation in those Assembly segments “where we lagged in the recent Assembly election”.
“I will do the work if given an opportunity. If not, then I will leave it up to you and keep silent. I have taken this matter very seriously. Our leaders should take me into consideration,” he appealed.
According to him, he has met everyone in this regard — right from Home Minister Amit Shah, party national president JP Nadda, Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi, and BJP national general secretary BL Santhosh.
“I have already met those whom I should have met, except for Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Somanna explained.
The former minister said that his experience will be helpful in the upcoming municipal elections and some other local body elections, besides the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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