Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday filed his nomination for the May 10 Assembly polls from his traditional seat of Shiggaon in this district amid fanfare.
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former chief minister BS Yediyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra who got the party ticket from Shikaripura on Wednesday hit out at Congress for creating a divide in the Lingayat community and assured that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party enjoy the full support of the community.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday held a massive roadshow along with BJP national President J P Nadda and Kannada film star Kichcha Sudeep in his constituency.
The Grand Old Party is hoping to cash in on the growing discontent of Muslims against the BJP. A section of Panchamali Lingayats who are upset that their demand for a separate religious status has not been met by the current dispensation may also swing in favour of the Congress