Bommai campaigns in Hangal, holds meeting at Shivakumar Udasi’s house
The Hindu
The CM used the opportunity to send a message that the Udasi family members were actively involved in the campaign.
Basavaraj Bommai, Chief Minister, arrived in Hangal on Sunday, to campaign for the by-election. He held a meeting of party leaders in the house of Shivakumar Udasi, MP.
The meeting seemed to be a response to the rumours that the Udasi family was upset over the party not nominating one of them for the bypolls. The election was caused by the death of Channabasappa Udasi, MLA and the MP’s father. There was widespread speculation that one of three women in the family— Mr. Udasi’s wife Neelamma, his daughter Jayashree Tilavalli, or Revati, his daughter-in-law, would get the ticket.
But the party chose Shivaraj Sajjan, former MLA. This led to reports that the Udasis , a local Lingayat family with enough clout, were upset.