Shettar highlights BJP’s apathy towards Lingayat leaders, corruption, inflation, and mistreatment meted out to him.
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Former CM, who is also a powerful Lingayat leader, will contest upcoming state assembly election from Hubli-Dharwad Central
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Jagadish Shettar is the second powerful Lingayat figure in to ditch BJP for Congress in Karnataka within a week.
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Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar, whose name was not there in BJP’s first and second lists of candidates, says he is hopeful of getting a ticket
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One senior BJP leader quit after being denied tickets, another is on the verge of quitting, while seven others are mulling their options
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After being denied ticket, former Karnataka CM Jagdish Shettar to meet BJP national president JP Nadda
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