{"id":464679,"date":"2023-04-13T11:26:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T05:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=464679"},"modified":"2023-04-13T11:56:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T06:26:13","slug":"angara-s-karnataka-election-bjp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/politics\/angara-s-karnataka-election-bjp\/","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka elections: BJP Minister Angara S quits politics after being denied ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Karnataka BJP Minister and six-time MLA Angara S on Wednesday announced his retirement from active politics after he was denied a ticket by the party for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angara S, an MLA from Sullia in Karnataka\u2019s Dakshina Kannada district, was denied a ticket to contest from the same constituency with the BJP announcing a Scheduled Castes candidate Bhagirathi Murulya in his stead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 11, the BJP announced its first list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka elections followed by a second list of 23 candidates on April 12. Angara was not named in either list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to the party denying him a ticket for the upcoming polls, Angara said he was shocked and claimed that that his honesty became his undoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minister said he was retiring from active politics effective immediately and also will not campaign for the BJP in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Talking to newsmen, Angara said he was never much for lobbying and is quitting politics and the party can take care of the new candidate themselves as he will not campaign in the Karnataka Assembly elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BJP announced as many as 52 fresh faces in the party first list of candidates which includes 32 candidates from the OBC community and 30 from the Scheduled Caste community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The saffron party in its second list of candidates replaced as many as 7 sitting MLAs, including Angara S, however, the party has yet to announce its list of candidates for 12 constituencies including that of Hubli Dharwad Central, Krishnaraja, Shivamogga, Mahadevpura etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nagaraja Chabbi, who joined the BJP after quitting the Congress, will contest on the party\u2019s ticket from Kalghatgi constituency, while ex-MLA Y Sampangi\u2019s daughter Ashwini Sampangi has been fielded by the party from the Kolar gold fields (KGF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assembly Elections in Karnataka will be held in a single phase on May 10 and results will be declared on May 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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