Bengaluru: Days after he rebelled against the party over the denial of BJP ticket for his son and filed his nomination from the prestigious Shivamogga LS seat as an independent candidate, senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has been expelled from the party for six years. BJP State Disciplinary Committee President…
BJP most likely to expel K.S. Eshwarappa?
April 16, 2024Shivamogga: K.S. Eshwarappa, the disgruntled senior BJP leader and former DyCM, is contesting the LS elections from Shimoga Constituency as an independent candidate, showing no signs of relent. Irked over the denial of ticket to his son K.E. Kanthesh from Haveri LS seat, which is going to election in 2nd phase in the State on…
Poll code violations: FIR registered against K.S. Eshwarappa
April 8, 2024Bengaluru: An FIR has been registered against former Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa, who has revolted against the party for denying a Lok Sabha ticket to his son K.E. Kantesh from Haveri seat, on charges of violation of Model Code of Conduct. The FIR has been registered against him for organising…
Siddaramaiah fined Rs. 10,000 by HC; summoned on March 6
February 8, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court came down hard on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other Congress leaders for holding protests demanding the arrest of the then Minister K.S. Eshwarappa over the contractor Santhosh Patil suicide case in Bengaluru in April 2022. Hearing the case recently, the Court imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on the CM,…
PM Modi calls Eshwarappa; says party stands with him
April 21, 2023Shivamogga: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with former BJP Minister and senior leader K.S. Eshwarappa, one of the most prominent Kuruba (a backward Hindu caste) leaders of the party, this morning, after the latter and his son missed the party ticket for the upcoming Assembly elections. PM Modi praised Eshwarappa and promised that the party…
Nanjangud MLA Harshavardhan will win by over 30,000 votes: Eshwarappa
March 6, 2023Nanjangud: Senior BJP leader and former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has predicted that sitting Nanjangud BJP MLA B. Harshavardhan would win by over 30,000 votes in the forthcoming Assembly polls. Speaking to presspersons after visiting Srikanteshwara temple in the town on Friday, Eshwarappa, who earlier took part in the BJP’s ‘Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra’ in the temple…
BJP will romp home with 150 seats: Eshwarappa
March 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the BJP’s Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra has been getting a tremendous response in the State, senior BJP leader and former Minister K. S. Eshwarappa asserted that the party will retain power in the State by winning 150 seats in the forthcoming Assembly polls. Addressing a press meet at the BJP city office in…
Eshwarappa quits as Minister
April 16, 2022Bengaluru: After three days of uncertainty, RDPR Minister K.S. Eshwarappa, who is in the thick of the row over his role in the suicide of Belagavi- based contractor Santosh Patil, submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai here on Friday. Even as Eshwarappa submitted his resignation to the CM at the latter’s official residence,…
RDPR Department hurriedly transfers 29 PDOs of Mysuru District on a single day
April 16, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Just 48 hours before RDPR Minister K.S. Eshwarappa on Thursday said that he was going to resign over allegations of commission in sanctioning of tenders and bills made by a contractor who ended his life, the RDPR Department in a sudden move, transferred 29 PDOs (Panchayat Development Officers) of Mysuru District in one go…
Road to riches!
April 16, 2022Karnataka’s Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister K.S. Eshwarappa resigned yesterday as he was named accused number one in the suicide of a civil contractor Santosh Patil. The civil contractor had accused the Minister of harassing him for a ‘40 percent commission’ to clear payment of about Rs. 4 crore for road projects completed…
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