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New Delhi/Bengaluru: Taking the fight to the opposition camp, the ruling BJP on Tuesday chose to field heavyweights against top Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar in.
Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi resigned from BJP on Wednesday, a day after the ruling party denied him a ticket to contest in the May 10 Assembly elections.
Sitting MLA Mahesh Kumathalli was given ticket in Athani in Belagavi district. Savadi is a three-time MLA from Athani, but lost in the 2018 elections to Kumathalli (then in the Congress). Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Denied Ticket, Former Deputy CM Laxman Savadi Announces Decision To Resign From Primary Membership of BJP.