Congress leader Jagadish Shettar has filed his nomination from the Hubli-Dharwad-Central Assembly constituency against BJP candidate Mahesh Tenginkai for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Polls.
Jagadish Shettar, who joined the Congress on Monday, accused BL Santhosh, the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of denying him a ticket to run for the Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency in the upcoming election, reported news agency PTI. Shettar, a six-time MLA, was honored by the Congress by receiving a ticket to run for the Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency, while the BJP selected Mahesh Tenginkai, the state general secretary (organisation) for the same seat.
"When there was a possibility of winning with maximum votes, the question emerged why the ticket was denied. What I saw was, the person whom people respect and call him Santhosh ji, it's B L Santhosh, who is the root cause of all this," Shettar said in a press conference.
Shettar, the former Leader of the Opposition, went on to explain that he was the victim of the game played against him and that the ticket that was announced in his favour was later revoked.