State BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra on Wednesday expressed confidence that senior BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa, who has rebelled against the party over denial of ticket to his son Kantesh in Haveri, will be persuaded to withdraw from the poll race in Shivamogga.
“Next time I visit Mysuru, you will ask me how we did this. Everything will be sorted out and there shall be no rebellion in the party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. All our party men will fight in unity to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister for the third time,” he told reporters after offering a puja atop Chamundi Hills.
Mr. Vijayendra cited the example of how former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa managed to persuade the leaders who had spoken against the party candidates in Davangere and Belagavi. Differences over the selection of the candidate had been sorted out in Davangere and Belagavi and the same will happen in other places, including Shivamogga, he stated.
