The BJP, which released the list of candidates for 20 Lok Sabha seats of total 28 in Karnataka on Thursday, is watching the outcome of a meeting convened by supporters of its OBC face and former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa in Shivamogga on Friday, as the meeting may resolve to field him as an Independent against veteran leader B.S. Yediyurappa’s son for Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat.
Mr. Eshwarappa, who is upset over his son K.E. Kanthesh not getting ticket from Haveri seat, to reciprocate his gesture of obeying the party’s instructions against contesting the previous Assembly elections, on Thursday sharpened his attack on party parliamentary board member Mr. Yediyurappa by squarely blaming him for his son and a few other leaders missing out on party ticket this time.
He accused Mr. Yediyurappa of deceiving him and his son after promising ticket from Haveri. “My son been touring the constituency nearly for an year believing Mr. Yediyurappa,” he said.
