Jagadish shettar

NEW DELHI: Former Shetter, who has been associated with BJP for nearly three decades, took the "painful decision" despite Also See: Will Shettar's move to join Congress just days ahead of May 10 elections hurt the BJP? And will Congress gain momentum with a Lingayat heavyweight joining its ranks? Here are all your questions answered ... What were the reasons for Jagadish Shettar's resignation? Shettar primarily resigned from BJP after he was denied a ticket for the upcoming state assembly elections. Shettar had expressed disappointment over the party's call asking him to step down from contesting the polls and make way for other younger leaders. The exit of Shettar, one of the foremost Lingayat leaders in the BJP alongside former chief minister B S What is BJP's response to Jagadish Shettar's resignation? While the BJP decided not to field Shettar from the constituency of his choice, it did make attempts to prevent him from quitting the party. He was given several options, including a ticket being promised to a family member, governorship, or a larger role in the organization, but he refused all of them. The former Karnataka CM said he just wanted to remain "an ordinary MLA" and contest from the Hubballi Dharwad Central constituency. BS Yediyurappa himself tried to assure Shettar and even said that he will be fielded in the elections. Despite all assurances, Shettar chose himself over the party, according to BJP sources. Hurt by Shettar's decision, BSY said it is "unpardon...

BENGALURU: Jagadish Shettar, the former Karnataka chief minister, who switched over to the Congress party after being denied a ticket for the assembly polls, is set to face defeat in the prestigious Hubballi-Dharwad Central constituency. He is trailing BJP's Mahesh Tenginkai by over 35,000 votes with only a few rounds of counting left. The counting which began at 8am saw the BJP candidate maintaining a lead throughout. Having secured victories on a BJP ticket in the 2008, 2013, and 2018 elections, Shettar was confident of winning the seat on Congress ticket. The constituency has seen 64.18 per cent voter turnout. Earlier known as Hubballi Rural, the constituency became Hubballi-Dharwad Central after delimitation in 2008. Shettar won from Hubballi Rural in his first attempt in 1994 by defeating Basavaraj Bommai who had contested on a Janata Dal ticket. The counting for the assembly elections in Karnataka is under way with Congress crossing the majority mark. The party is leading in over 130 seats in the 224-member assembly.

The former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit the BJP just before the elections to join the Congress and lost in Hubballi-Dharwad Central, on Sunday left for Bengaluru to meet AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior Congress leaders. Party sources say the Congress candidate who got defeated in the Assembly elections left his Hubballi residence following a phone call from the Congress high command. Mr. Shettar had quit the BJP to join the Congress a few days before the elections. Even as the Congress Legislature Party meeting was scheduled in Bengaluru on Sunday evening, it is expected that Mr. Shettar would be given a responsible position in the party or in the incoming government. BJP nominee Mahesh Tenginkai defeated Mr. Shettar by a margin of over 34,000 votes in Hubballi-Dharwad Central Constituency.

Jagadish Shettar 21st In office 12 July 2012–13 May 2013 Preceded by Succeeded by Minister of Large & Medium Industries In office 20 August 2019–28 July 2021 Preceded by Succeeded by Minister of Public Enterprises In office 27 September 2019–28 July 2021 Succeeded by Minister of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj In office 17 November 2009–12 July 2012 Preceded by Succeeded by In office 5 June 2008–16 November 2009 Deputy Preceded by Succeeded by Minister of Revenue In office 18 February 2006–8 October 2007 Preceded by Succeeded by Karnataka Legislative Assembly In office 23 January 2014–15 May 2018 Preceded by Succeeded by In office 26 October 1999–23 February 2004 Preceded by Succeeded by Member of In office 25 May 2008 – 16 April 2023 Preceded by constituency created Succeeded by Mahesh Tenginakai Constituency In office 1994–2008 Succeeded by constituency delimited Constituency Hubli Rural Personal details Born Jagadish Shivappa Shettar (born 17 December 1955) is an Indian politician, who served as the 15th On 20 August 2019, he was inducted as the Cabinet Minister for Large and medium scale industries excluding sugar and Public Enterprise department in the BJP Government led by Early life [ ] Shettar was born on 17 December 1955 in Kerur village of Political career [ ] In 2008, following the BJP victory in In July 2012, several BJP MLAs owing allegiance to B.S. Yeddyurappa called for the replacement of D.V. Sadananda Gowda with Shettar. After much turmoil, the BJP High ...

Opposition unity, an imperative to dethrone BJP in 2024 elections: Shettar There was a time when it was Congress versus all political parties but in recent times, it is the BJP versus the rest. A united Opposition then fought the Congress and dislodged it but today, there was a question mark on the unity of the Opposition parties in the absence of which it will be difficult to vote out the BJP, says the former CM June 10, 2023 08:29 pm | Updated 08:53 pm IST - MYSURU Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit BJP and joined the Congress before the Assembly elections in Karnataka, said that Opposition unity was vital if the BJP was to be thwarted in the next year’s general elections. He was speaking at a seminar on the 16 th Assembly Elections: Impact, Results and Future Political Repercussions, organised by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre, University of Mysore, here on Saturday, June 10. Mr. Shettar said there was a time when it was Congress versus all political parties but in recent times, it is the BJP versus the rest. A united Opposition then fought the Congress and dislodged it but today, there was a question mark on the unity of the Opposition parties in the absence of which it will be difficult to vote out the BJP, Mr. Shettar added. He said the recent inauguration of the new Parliament building was a testimony to it and though many political parties from the Opposition boycotted, it there were many who were ambivalent on their stance. There is ...

Despite being a leader who occupied the posts of the Chief Minister of Karnataka, albeit for a few months, the leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly twice, and also the Speaker, Jagadish Shettar, 67, has always carried the image of a humble, down-to-earth politician who is accessible to all. However, in the run--up to the Assembly election, the people of Karnataka saw him in an avatar that was contrary to their general belief. They saw a fiery rebel, who had the gumption to disobey the diktat of the party that he served for nearly three decades. His rebellion ultimately resulted in him quitting the BJP and switching over to a party (Congress) against which he had been fighting relentlessly. By his switch over, Mr. Shettar no doubt delivered a sudden blow to the saffron party and which has the potential to alter the political equations at least in a few pockets of north Karnataka, where members of his community, Banajiga Lingayats, and the larger community of Lingayats reside. Mr. Shettar’s parting attack on BJP’s national organising secretary B.L. Santosh rattled the party’s high command, which was forced to deploy former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, the party’s Lingayat face, as troubleshooter in order to placate community members. The developments have put Mr. Shettar in the limelight. The BJP camp is leaving no stone unturned to paint him as villain for betraying the ‘nationalist party’, while Mr. Shettar is playing the ‘hurt’ sentiment, ‘disrespect’ card i...

Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar on Friday explained why he jumped ship from the BJP and joined the Congress party, citing that his self-respect was “damaged”. Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar. “The public believed in me, and I maintained the same relationship with the people of Hubbali...My self-respect was damaged and it was a challenge...When I shifted to Congress I went to so many areas in my constituency yesterday,” he told news agency ANI. READ | Shettar was denied a ticket from the BJP after which he quit the party to join rival Congress. He will be contesting the upcoming crucial Assembly elections in Karnataka from the Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency on a Congress ticket. Shettar earlier hit out at the BJP, alleging that "some people with vested interests are controlling" the party in Karnataka. READ | “The BJP government has completed five years in Karnataka. People are talking about the ill-treatment of seniors but not about other issues like development. Have important issues been solved? But now due to the negligence of the seniors (BJP), this discussion was started. Some people with vested interest are controlling the entire BJP in Karnataka and government,” he said. Karnataka is set to vote on May 10, for which counting will be on May 13.

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Mr Shettar, a prominent Lingayat leader, resigned as an MLA and quit the BJP yesterday. He met with senior Congress leaders late last night, flying from Hubballi to Bengaluru in a special chopper. Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, the party's Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar and veteran leader Siddaraimah were present in the meeting in Bengaluru. "I thought being a senior leader, BJP will give me the ticket, but when I came to know that I am not getting it, I was shocked. No one spoke to me nor tried to convince me," said Jagadish Shettar after joining Congress. Mr Shettar said he was unhappy about the manner in which he was treated by the BJP leadership when he was denied the ticket. "I was treated badly andforcefully thrown out of the party that I built. I am joining the Congress by accepting its ideology and principles," he said. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge called Mr Shettar a "non-controversial" person and said that his induction will boost the enthusiasm of the party. "I do not need to give more introduction about Jagadish Shettar. He is the person who not only wins alone, he is a person who is capable to win more seats," Mr Kharge said. Siddaramaiah said Mr Shettar is a "decent and secular" politician who always stood with the BJP. "He was the opposition leader when I was the Chief Minster. He was an honest party worker in BJP and always stood with the party," he said. Mr Shettar had been sulki...

Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar on Friday explained why he jumped ship from the BJP and joined the Congress party, citing that his self-respect was “damaged”. Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar. “The public believed in me, and I maintained the same relationship with the people of Hubbali...My self-respect was damaged and it was a challenge...When I shifted to Congress I went to so many areas in my constituency yesterday,” he told news agency ANI. READ | Shettar was denied a ticket from the BJP after which he quit the party to join rival Congress. He will be contesting the upcoming crucial Assembly elections in Karnataka from the Hubli-Dharwad Central constituency on a Congress ticket. Shettar earlier hit out at the BJP, alleging that "some people with vested interests are controlling" the party in Karnataka. READ | “The BJP government has completed five years in Karnataka. People are talking about the ill-treatment of seniors but not about other issues like development. Have important issues been solved? But now due to the negligence of the seniors (BJP), this discussion was started. Some people with vested interest are controlling the entire BJP in Karnataka and government,” he said. Karnataka is set to vote on May 10, for which counting will be on May 13.

Jagadish Shettar 21st In office 12 July 2012–13 May 2013 Preceded by Succeeded by Minister of Large & Medium Industries In office 20 August 2019–28 July 2021 Preceded by Succeeded by Minister of Public Enterprises In office 27 September 2019–28 July 2021 Succeeded by Minister of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj In office 17 November 2009–12 July 2012 Preceded by Succeeded by In office 5 June 2008–16 November 2009 Deputy Preceded by Succeeded by Minister of Revenue In office 18 February 2006–8 October 2007 Preceded by Succeeded by Karnataka Legislative Assembly In office 23 January 2014–15 May 2018 Preceded by Succeeded by In office 26 October 1999–23 February 2004 Preceded by Succeeded by Member of In office 25 May 2008 – 16 April 2023 Preceded by constituency created Succeeded by Mahesh Tenginakai Constituency In office 1994–2008 Succeeded by constituency delimited Constituency Hubli Rural Personal details Born Jagadish Shivappa Shettar (born 17 December 1955) is an Indian politician, who served as the 15th On 20 August 2019, he was inducted as the Cabinet Minister for Large and medium scale industries excluding sugar and Public Enterprise department in the BJP Government led by Early life [ ] Shettar was born on 17 December 1955 in Kerur village of Political career [ ] In 2008, following the BJP victory in In July 2012, several BJP MLAs owing allegiance to B.S. Yeddyurappa called for the replacement of D.V. Sadananda Gowda with Shettar. After much turmoil, the BJP High ...