BJP on 22 April expelled Eshwarappa for six years for violating party discipline and contesting Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate.
Former Karnataka deputy chief minister KS Eshwarappa on Tuesday, 23 April, said he is not scared of expulsion from the BJP. He reiterated his resolve to contest the Lok Sabha elections as an independent with full vigour. BJP on 22 April expelled Eshwarappa for six years for violating party discipline and contesting Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate.