KS Eshwarappa for six years after he decided to contest independently from Shivamogga constituency.
KS Eshwarappa is contesting as an independent from Shivamogga. He will fight against BY Raghvendra, son of former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
The party in a statement said that KS Eshwarappa has «embarrassed» the party by going to the polls as an independent candidate.
«BJP expelled KS Eshwarappa from the party for 6 years for embarrassing the party by contesting as an Independent from Shivamogga constituency,» the statement of Karnataka BJP said.
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Former deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa submitted his nomination papers as an independent candidate from Shivamogga on April 12.
Three Independent candidates, who had filed nomination papers for the Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat, withdrew their papers on Monday. With that, 23 people including former BJP Minister K.S. Eshwarappa have remained in the