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KARNATAKA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

BJP FEELS

THE HEAT

As some top leaders have BJP the party and joined the Congress party,
the ruling party is now putting all its resources with the intention of winning the crucial

southern state in May 10 elections

OUR BUREAU
Bengaluru/New Delhi
n a major development, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Fri-
Iday held a telephonic conversa-
tion with Karnataka BJP leader KS
Eshwarappa who retired from elector-
al politics ahead of the assembly elec-
tions. Reacting over his conversation
with the Prime Minister, Eshwarappa
said that he didn’t expect the call. “I
didn’t expect his (PM’s) call. It in-
spires me to win Shivamogga city and
we will try all possibilities to bring the
BJP government back in Karnataka. It
is not something special I have done.
I have told the same to PM,” he said.
On April 11, Eshwarappa, the
five-time MLA from Shivamogga
constituency, had announced that
he would not contest the Karnataka
Assembly Elections scheduled next
month. In a letter to BJP president JP
Nadda, Eshwarappa said, “I am with-
drawing from electoral politics.”
Later on April 20, Eshwarappa
said that he is not ‘angry’ with the par-
ty and claimed that BJP will win 140
seats in Karnataka. “I am not angry
with BJP... those who have left BJP BJP National President JP Nadda speaks during his visit to Sri Ramakrishna Ashram in Bidar on Friday (ANI)
have to be brought back. Those who
are angry with our party and joined
Congress, we have to bring them back ty is now putting all its resources with ter Amit Shah, and party president JP The other big names from the
to the party. Our candidate will win the intention of winning the crucial Nadda among others featured in the Centre which will seek votes for the
this seat (Shivamogga). BJP will win southern state. party’s list of star campaigners for the party in BJP’s “gateway to the South”
over 140 seats in Karnataka,” he said. The 224-seat Assembly will go to May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections. (Karnataka) include Defense Minis-
But as some top leaders have polls on May 10 and the votes will be The BJP released a list of 40- ter Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Ni-
left the party – and even joined the counted on May 13. star campaigners on April 18 for the tin Gadkari, Finance Minister Nirma-
Congress party – the ruling party is Big names in Bharatiya Janata upcoming Karnataka Assembly elec- la Sitharaman, Union Parliamentary
feeling the heat. With just less than Party (BJP) including Prime Minister tions for which the BJP has exerted Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Union
three weeks to for elections, the par- Narendra Modi, Union Home Minis- full might to return to power. Continued on next page... >>

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