Jagdish Shettar left BJP even after persuasion from seniors

Party state unit president Nalin Kumar Kateel has hit back at Jagdish Shettar's allegation that the party's national organizing secretary BL Santhosh was responsible for losing the ticket from the BJP.

Jagdish Shettar left BJP even after persuasion from seniors. Efforts have been made till the end, national leaders have gone door-to-door but have not paid respect. We have a Parliamentary Board, Election Committee, and candidates are selected. No one chooses a candidate from us. The election process takes place on the consensus opinion of all. Santhosh ji is our organizing secretary, he said that he will do the organizing work.

We cannot select a candidate based on someone's decision. The election process is based on consensus opinion. We will gather opinion through the vote of polling booth workers. Shettar, who was the party president, knows collective leadership. He said that going out of the party and talking like this will not bring him glory.

BL Santhosh is doing the organizing work. We have Parliamentary Board, Election Committee. Candidates are selected through them. Our party has some rules of its own. Shettar has left the party due to some mental reason. We will wait and see how Congress will treat him