Eshwarappa, a lifelong ABVP/BJP adherent, was denied a BJP ticket in last years Karnataka assembly polls. But this time, when the party overlooked his son K E Kantheshs bid to contest from neighbouring Haveri Lok Sabha seat, he rebelled. Eshwarappa believes Yediyurappa and his sons engineered Kantheshs rejection, so hes contesting “to teach them a lesson”.
Known as the heartland of socialist movement in Karnataka, Shivamogga is a part of the Malnad region. The BJP has renominated MP and Yediyurappa s son B Y Raghavendra. The Congress has named Bangarappa s daughter Geetha Shivarajkumar, who is the wife of Karnataka film star Shivarajkumar and daughter-in-law of Kannada thespian late Rajkumar.
Lok Sabha polls: KS Eshwarappa, the suspended BJP leader, has declared his decision to contest from the seat as an independent candidate against sitting MP and former CM BS Yediyurappa's son BY Raghavendra as well as Kannada superstar Shiva Rajkumar's wife and Congress candidate Geetha Shivrajkumar