After a meeting with his supporters, Holalkere MLA M. Chandrappa said that his son Raghuchandran was mulling on submitting the nomination on April 3.
He said, "My supporters in eight assembly constituencies of Chitradurga Parliamentary constituency have stated that they will support me. We will decide after considering the pros and cons. The time is not up. We are asking for the BJP ticket from the Chitradurga seat. We think that the high command understands our pain."
Further, he said that the even present candidate Govind Karjol had earlier recommended his son Raghuchandan to contest the Lok Sabha election.
"Now, he has been made the candidate. Is that right?" he asked, according to a report on ANI.
The BJP MLA said that he was even ready to face any consequences if the party initiated action against him.
Raghuchandan declared that he had applied for the BJP ticket for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, with former CM B.S. Yediyurappa and national General Secretary B.L. Santhosh assuring him of a ticket allocation in 2024.
However, he said that to his dismay, the ticket was granted to Govind Karjol instead of him.
In the Chitradurga Parliamentary constituency, the BJP has solely secured victory in the Holalkere Assembly segment. "In light of this injustice, to whom should BJP workers turn?" he asked. Later, Raghuchandan said that he would abide by the decision of his father.