'Money Power Played Key Role': BJP Turncoat Jagadish Shettar After His Defeat In Hubballi-Dharwad

The exit of Shettar from the North Karnataka region had?triggered a political row with Congress accusing the BJP of being an 'anti-Lingyat' party

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Updated on: 14 May 2023 8:57 am

BJP turncoat Jagadish Shettar joins Congress

Senior Lingayat leader Jagadish Shettar, who rebelled against the BJP and switched sides with the Congress, lost yesterday from the Hubbali-Dharwad constituency by a margin of?nearly 32,000 votes. He claimed that?"money power" contributed to his defeat.

"In the last six elections, I have not at all used money power, never distributed money to voters. (This is the) First time that the BJP candidate has distributed???500-1000 to voters," Shettar said, allegedly accusing his rival of distributing money. He lost the seat to BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai.

#WATCH | Congress leader and candidate from Hubli-Dharwad-Central, Jagadish Shettar speaks on his defeat in the Karnataka Assembly Elections. Says, "Money power has played a very important role." (13.05) pic.twitter.com/F8bzqyV74m
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He further said that the BJP is "neglecting" the Lingayat community.?

In a major turn of events, former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar had announced his resignation from the BJP after he was denied a ticket. The 67-year-old?was the sitting MLA from Hubli-Dharwad Central. The BJP high command had earlier asked him to drop his name for the election and that left the senior leader upset.?

He contested from the same constituency?on the Congress ticket for the first time.?The exit of Shettar from the North Karnataka region had?triggered a political row with Congress accusing the BJP of being an 'anti-Lingyat' party.?