‘Yediyurappa cheated us’: Furious Eshwarappa hits out at former CM after son denied Haveri LS ticket
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Yediyurappa cheated us’: Furious Eshwarappa hits out at former CM after son denied Haveri LS ticket

Hindustan Times  

Miffed after his son was denied a ticket for the Haveri-Gadag Lok Sabha seat, senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa on Wednesday laid the blame on former chief minister and Lingayat stalwart BS Yediyurappa. Sulking after the BJP put former CM Basavaraj Bommai on the ticket for the Haveri-Gadag Lok Sabha constituency, the senior BJP leader claimed Yediyurappa had promised that his son KE Kantesh would be the party's candidate for the seat. READ | Basavaraj Bommai, royal scion, relative of Deve Gowda in BJP’s 2nd Lok Sabha list Making no bones about his misgivings on Wednesday, Eshwarappa told reporters, "Yediyurappa promised KE Kantesh will get the BJP ticket from Haveri. The former Deputy CM alleged that Yediyurappa deliberately gave the Haveri ticket to Bommai despite promising that the party would pick Kantesh from the seat.

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