Eshwarappa had organised the Rayanna Brigade against Yediyurappa when he was the CM. The party chose to issue a ticket from Haveri to former CM, Basavaraj Bommai, who clearly stated that he is not interested in national politics
The 81-year-old BJP warhorse, former Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa is facing a litmus test in terms of winning the maximum seats for the party after gaining an upper hand over his rivals in ticket distribution.Sources say that the Lok Sabha .
Karnataka BJP is facing difficulty in choosing candidates for Lok Sabha polls as some MLAs oppose re-nominating sitting MPs. MLAs want fresh faces instead of Bhagwanth Khuba, Devendrappa, Muniswamy, and Karadi Sanganna. In the last parliament elections, the party had won 25 seats, with the Congress and JDS claiming one seat each.
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