BJP ticket aspirant: Minister Somanna cheated Lingayats, deceived our candidate last time

NT Correspondent

Chamarajanagar:

If Minister V Somanna is strong, let him win in Varuna, challenged BJP ticket aspirant Rudresh. He only won by defeating Lingayats in the Old Mysore region, Rudresh said, going on to add that he would join hands with Siddaramaiah and join the Congress after winning. Thus erupted dissident within the BJP after tickets to the upcoming Assembly elections were announced recently. District BJP ticket aspirant Rudrash has attacked Somanna. Speaking at a press conference arranged at his residence, he said, “regretting” that two tickets have been given to such a person.

“Somanna has not worked for a single day for party organisation in Ramanagara or Chamarajanagar. He has not organised a party at home. He did not even campaign in the Lok Sabha elections of Bengaluru Rural constituency,” he said. “If he is called to the party organisation, he will not relate to me or the BJP. They used to say that I am a government minister. Somanna, who had kept one foot out of the party, is contesting the election with certain conditions. He is the reason why the BJP candidate lost in the last election in Chamarajanagar.

It is ironic that Somanna is a candidate now,” the rebel said. He alleged that there is a doubt that he will join hands with Siddaramaiah and join the Congress after winning. The high command should take strict action to prevent Somanna from going over to the Congress. “Somanna is responsible for the defeat of Prof Mallikarjunappa last time when he went to Congress after the election. There is also an audio recording related to this. In Chamarajanagar, they alone will win by defeating everyone. He tells only lies,” Rudresh added.