Congress Announces Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar, Two Others as Candidates for MLC Election – News18

[ad_1] Published By: Kavya Mishra Last Updated: June 19, 2023, 19:03 IST Jagadish Shettar joined Congress ahead of Karnataka Elections. (File Photo/News18) The three MLC seats fell vacant owing to the resignation of Baburao Chinchansur, R Shankar and Laxman Savadi, who fought the Assembly elections The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Monday fielded former chief…

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Battle of Prestige for Jagadish Shettar, Bommai’s Fight for Survival: Cong’s 4th List Puts Spotlight on Veterans

[ad_1] The Congress’ fourth list released late Wednesday night had two interesting highlights — fielding former BJP loyalist Jagadish Shettar from the Hubli-Dharwad central seat and Mohammed Yousuf Savanur from Shiggaon to contest against incumbent chief minister Basavaraj Bommai. The Shiggaon seat has been won by the chief minister thrice since 2008 when he joined…

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‘Root Cause of All This’: Ex-Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar Blames BJP’s BL Santhosh Over Denial of Ticket

[ad_1] Last Updated: April 18, 2023, 20:05 IST Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar has joined Congress at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee office in Bengaluru. (File Photo/News18) The BJP picked its state general secretary (organisation) Mahesh Tenginkai for the the Hubli-Dharwad Central seat ​ Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday claimed that BJP…

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Does Jagadish Shettar’s Exit Signal Growing Alienation in BJP? Loyalist’s Revolt Rocks Party’s Karnataka Boat

[ad_1] Jagadish Shettar, an utterly disappointed former chief minister, finally joined the Congress on Monday after quitting the BJP and warned the saffron party that his resignation and future decisions will impact at least 20-25 seats in the state. Even Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai accepted that Shettar’s exit will have an effect “but damage…

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