Jagadish Shettar

Back with the BJP after briefly flirting with the ruling Congress, veteran leader Jagadish Shettar, who is in the fray for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, said he was confident of being elected to the Lower House of Parliament from the Belagavi

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Saturday said the process to bring him back to the BJP had been on for the last five to six months, as he gave large credit to state president B Y Vijayendra and veteran leader BS Yediyurappa.

After former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar returned to the BJP barely months after joining Congress, DK Shivakumar likened the Congress to an ocean and said that the exit of one individual does not make any difference to the party.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who switched back to the BJP from the Congress yesterday, on Friday refuted claims that BJP promised him a ticket for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Ex- Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar re-joined the BJP Thursday, less than a year after he walked out of the party, claiming "ill treatment", and joined the Congress.

After the Bharatiya Janata Party appointed BY Vijayendra Yediyurappa as Karnataka state chief, Congress leader Jagadish Shettar the people need to wait and see the consequence of BJP's decision.

Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, Karnataka Minister and Congress National Secretary NS Boseraju, and party leader Tippannappa Kamaknoor on Monday took oath as members of the Karnataka Legislative Council.

Mr Shettar headed the BJP government as chief minister for 10 months from July 12, 2012, to May 2013.

A Lingayat heavyweight, Mr Shettar lost to the BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai by over 34,000 votes but claimed his quitting the BJP and raising the pitch on the Lingayats helped the Congress in 20 to 25 seats.

Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar, who contested on a Congress ticket after the BJP denied him a nomination for the Assembly polls, was defeated in the Hubballi-Dharwad (Central) seat by a margin of 34,289 votes.

The Congress is set for a comfortable win in Karnataka but the defeat of a closely-watched heavyweight stands apart in this stellar performance by the Opposition party.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency Jagadish Shettar on Wednesday voted in SBI School in Madhura colony and said he would get elected with a huge margin.

Amid political uproar over the Congress manifesto for Karnataka elections declaring a ban on Bajrang Dal, former chief minister and Congress leader Jagadish Shettar said there is no question of banning the right-wing outfit.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar -- contesting on a Congress ticket hoping to reclaim his lost 'self-respect'-- still has photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah hanging on a wall in his home-office.

Congress leader Jagadish Shettar, who is a candidate from Karnataka's Hubli-Dharwad-Central constituency today said he takes criticism from BS Yediyurappa as his blessing in this election, adding that the wishes of the

Back with the BJP after briefly flirting with the ruling Congress, veteran leader Jagadish Shettar, who is in the fray for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, said he was confident of being elected to the Lower House of Parliament from the Belagavi

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Saturday said the process to bring him back to the BJP had been on for the last five to six months, as he gave large credit to state president B Y Vijayendra and veteran leader BS Yediyurappa.

After former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar returned to the BJP barely months after joining Congress, DK Shivakumar likened the Congress to an ocean and said that the exit of one individual does not make any difference to the party.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who switched back to the BJP from the Congress yesterday, on Friday refuted claims that BJP promised him a ticket for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Ex- Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar re-joined the BJP Thursday, less than a year after he walked out of the party, claiming "ill treatment", and joined the Congress.

After the Bharatiya Janata Party appointed BY Vijayendra Yediyurappa as Karnataka state chief, Congress leader Jagadish Shettar the people need to wait and see the consequence of BJP's decision.

Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, Karnataka Minister and Congress National Secretary NS Boseraju, and party leader Tippannappa Kamaknoor on Monday took oath as members of the Karnataka Legislative Council.

Mr Shettar headed the BJP government as chief minister for 10 months from July 12, 2012, to May 2013.

A Lingayat heavyweight, Mr Shettar lost to the BJP's Mahesh Tenginakai by over 34,000 votes but claimed his quitting the BJP and raising the pitch on the Lingayats helped the Congress in 20 to 25 seats.

Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar, who contested on a Congress ticket after the BJP denied him a nomination for the Assembly polls, was defeated in the Hubballi-Dharwad (Central) seat by a margin of 34,289 votes.

The Congress is set for a comfortable win in Karnataka but the defeat of a closely-watched heavyweight stands apart in this stellar performance by the Opposition party.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency Jagadish Shettar on Wednesday voted in SBI School in Madhura colony and said he would get elected with a huge margin.

Amid political uproar over the Congress manifesto for Karnataka elections declaring a ban on Bajrang Dal, former chief minister and Congress leader Jagadish Shettar said there is no question of banning the right-wing outfit.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar -- contesting on a Congress ticket hoping to reclaim his lost 'self-respect'-- still has photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah hanging on a wall in his home-office.

Congress leader Jagadish Shettar, who is a candidate from Karnataka's Hubli-Dharwad-Central constituency today said he takes criticism from BS Yediyurappa as his blessing in this election, adding that the wishes of the