Shimoga Lok Sabha seat: What makes the battle in Yediyurappa family stronghold different this time

Eshwarappa, a lifelong ABVP/BJP adherent, was denied a BJP ticket in last year’s Karnataka assembly polls. But this time, when the party overlooked his son K E Kanthesh’s bid to contest from neighbouring Haveri Lok Sabha seat, he rebelled. Eshwarappa believes Yediyurappa and his sons engineered Kanthesh’s rejection, so he’s contesting “to teach them a lesson”.
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