K S Eshwarappa To File Nomination As Independent Candidate Today

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Karnataka's Former Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa is set to file his nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from the Shivamogga constituency on April 12, Friday.

K S Eshwarappa asserted that he will secure victory in the Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate and will extend support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi afterward. 

#WATCH | Karnataka: Former Dy CM and rebel BJP leader K S Eshwarappa says he will file his nomination papers as an independent candidate from Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency today.

He says, "...I will contest the elections as an independent candidate and will win. The public… pic.twitter.com/d5vuseph5M

— ANI (@ANI) April 12, 2024

BJP leader K S Eshwarappa decided to contest as an independent candidate against former CM Yediyurappa's son and BJP Candidate from Shivamogga B Y Raghavendra as he was upset over his son K E Kantesh not being nominated from the Haveli constituency and alleged dynasty politics. He aims to safeguard the party's ideology and stop one family's control over the party in Karnataka.