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.
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"Everyone knows Geetha Shivarajkumar of the Congress and Yediyurappa have an understanding. She will never win Shivamogga. Even her followers have joined my campaign to defeat Raghavendra."