Mudigere MLA M.P. Kumaraswamy quits BJP, blames C.T. Ravi for denial of ticket
The Hindu
During BJP’s Vijay Sankalpa Yatra on March 16, a group of people staged a protest in Mudigere opposing the ticket for M.P. Kumaraswamy. The protest forced former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to return from Mudigere without addressing the rally.
Mudigere MLA M.P. Kumaraswamy submitted his resignation from the primary membership of the BJP to party State unit president Nalin Kumar Kateel.
He took this decision after being denied the ticket to contest from Mudigere constituency in Chikkamagaluru district for the Assembly elections in Karnataka, which are scheduled on May 10.
The 3-time BJP MLA blamed BJP national general secretary C.T. Ravi for being denied the ticket to contest from Mudigere.
“C.T. Ravi is in a powerful position. He is now national general secretary of the BJP. For personal reasons, he has opposed me,” M.P. Kumaraswamy told mediapersons.
The BJP has nominated Deepak Doddaiah from Mudigere in place of M.P. Kumaraswamy, who is a three-time MLA.
For several months, Mr. Kumaraswamy had been facing dissidence within the party in Chikkamagaluru district. Mr. Ravi and MLC M.K. Pranesh, among others, are said to have opposed the ticket for Mr. Kumaraswamy.
During the BJP’s Vijay Sankalpa Yatra on March 16, a group of people staged a protest in Mudigere opposing the ticket for Mr. Kumaraswamy. The protest forced former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to return from Mudigere without addressing the rally. Mr. Kumaraswamy had alleged that a few leaders within the party had been opposing him as he is a Dalit.
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