KPCC coordinator Sharanappa Kotagi who was in the race for Congress ticket the last time from Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency has said that yet again he has sought party ticket and is a strong contender in next year’s general elections.
Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Monday, Mr. Kotagi, who runs various educational institutions in and around Dharwad, said that he has served the party for the last four decades in various capacities and he is confident that the party will consider his candidature for the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency in 2024.
Mr. Kotagi, who is the younger brother of the former Chairman of Legislative Council Viranna Mattikatti, said that he is involved in various movements and agitations launched for the development of North Karnataka. And, during the pandemic, he involved himself in various philanthropic activities, including distribution of food and medicine kits to the needy.