After former chief minister Jagadish Shettar resigned as Congress MLC and moved back to the BJP, the governing party in Karnataka suddenly finds itself staring at a catch-22 situation over filling up the vacant MLC post. Congress had made Shettar the MLC to take Lingayat voters into confidence in Dharwad district and other parts of North Karnataka. However, his sudden exit has created a leadership vacuum for the party in the district.
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