The veteran politician’s comment came after the BJP on Monday expelled him for a period of 6 years “for embarrassing the party”.
Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader KS Eshwarappa on Tuesday said that he is not scared of any expulsion and was positive about his electoral prospects as an independent candidate from Karnataka’s Shivamogga constituency.
The veteran politician’s comment came after the BJP on Monday expelled him for a period of 6 years “for embarrassing the party”. BJP state disciplinary committee president Lingaraj Patil said in the expulsion order that Eshwarappa’s decision to contest as an independent candidate is “violation of party discipline.”
“I have decided to contest as a non-party candidate, I still have hope, I do not fear any expulsion. I will contest elections and win and will go back to BJP again. I have competed five times with the lotus sign,” Eshwarappa was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The decision to relieve Eshwarappa comes after he rebelled against the saffron party and said he is no longer with it and doesn’t fear any disciplinary action. The former BJP state unit President was miffed with his son KE Kantesh being denied a ticket from the Haveri Lok Sabha seat in the southern state, from where former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai is contesting.
Eshwarappa blamed former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and his son as well as Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra for his son Kantesh not getting a Lok Sabha ticket.