Goni Malatesh, Congress candidate
Shikaripur constituency in Shivamogga district is witnessing a generational shift within the present elections. Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, 80, who started his profession as an MLA in 1983, contested for the Meeting constituency 9 occasions and gained eight occasions, has retired from electoral politics. Nonetheless, the occasion is extremely depending on his marketing campaign throughout the State, regardless of his age.
Mr. Yediyurappa has been changed by his second son, B.Y. Vijayendra, 47, because the BJP candidate. Curiously, even earlier than he has begun his electoral profession, his followers typically check with him because the “future CM”.
Mr. Vijayendra, who has been working as vice-president of the occasion’s Karnataka unit, has exhibited his electioneering expertise within the byelections at Ok.R. Pet and Sira constituencies.
S.P. Nagaraja Gowda, Impartial candidate
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Mr. Vijayendra is dealing with a struggle from two candidates: Goni Malatesh of the Congress and S.P. Nagaraj Gowda, an Impartial candidate. Mr. Gowda, who was with the Congress, sought the occasion ticket to contest in opposition to Mr. Vijayendra. Nonetheless, the occasion selected Mr. Malatesh, who had contested in opposition to Mr. Yediyurappa within the final election.
Upset over the occasion’s determination, Mr. Gowda, a Lingayat (Sadar), rebelled and selected to contest as an Impartial, with the help of a piece of leaders inside the occasion.
Alternative raises eyebrows
The Congress’ selection of Mr. Malatesh, a Kuruba chief, gave rise to hypothesis that two former Chief Ministers, Mr. Yediyurappa and Siddaramaiah, had an understanding for his or her particular person political advantages.
Earlier, there have been reviews that the BJP would discipline Mr. Vijayendra in opposition to Mr. Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency. Mr. Yediyurappa brazenly opposed it and declared that his son would contest from Shikaripur. In flip, Mr. Siddaramaiah, it’s stated, prompt Mr. Malatesh for the constituency to “assist” Mr. Vijayendra.
B.Y. Vijayendra
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Nonetheless, Mr. Malatesh has termed such speculations “baseless”, arguing that if he was a “weak candidate”, how may he get 51,586 votes in opposition to Mr. Yediyurappa within the final elections?
Mr. Gowda is looking for votes on the grounds that Mr. Yediyurappa didn’t assist individuals from his caste (Sadar-Lingayat) within the constituency come up in politics. In addition to that, he seems to have the help of Banjara neighborhood members, who’ve expressed their anger in opposition to Mr. Yediyurappa and the BJP authorities for favouring inside reservation among the many Scheduled Castes. The Banjraras started their protests in opposition to the federal government’s determination in Shikaripur on March 27.
The BJP did make efforts to persuade Banjaras, who kind a substantial variety of votes within the constituency, by bringing prime leaders of the neighborhood through the marketing campaign. Nonetheless, a serious part of the neighborhood remains to be sad. Offended youths of the neighborhood despatched Mr. Vijayendra again from the village with out permitting him to marketing campaign.
The Congress candidate is banking on the normal votes of the occasion. The candidate is hopeful of bringing Mr. Siddaramaiah to the marketing campaign and bringing again the normal votes to the occasion fold.
Mr. Vijayendra banks on the long-standing picture of his father, in addition to his elder brother B.Y. Raghavendra, Lok Sabha member. Each have collectively labored in the direction of bringing improvement tasks, together with irrigation amenities, to the constituency.
Historic significance
Shikaripur has a major place within the historical past of the twelfth century Vachana motion that was in opposition to caste-based discrimination. Allama Prabhu and Akka Mahadevi, who have been distinguished poets of the motion, led by social reformer Basavanna, are natives of Shikaripur taluk.
