It's former royalty versus former IAS officer in Raichur parliamentary seat in Karnataka.The BJP has fielded sitting MP and erstwhile royal, Raja Amareshwara Naik who won by a margin of 1.17 lakh votes in the 2019 General Elections.G Kumar .
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.
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 .
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