“I had joined the Congress as I was upset with the BJP for denying me ticket for the Assembly elections. I had also expressed my displeasure against some leaders for denying me an opportunity. But now the situation is different. Everything is settled and I am back where I belong,” BJP candidate from Belagavi and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said in Belagavi on Thursday.
“It is true that I had opposed some policies and programmes of the BJP and some BJP leaders. However, it is different now. Senior leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, spoke to me. All is well now,” he told reporters.
Asked whether the voter should vote for him or for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections, he said that the country needs Mr. Modi as the Prime Minister for the third time. “I request the people of Belagavi to vote for him, the party candidate, to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister again,” he said.
