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Congress loyalists resent ‘outsider’ seeking Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha seat ticket

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K. Jayaprakash Hegde is one of the contenders for the party's ticket for the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha seat. The Congress expelled him after he contested as an independent candidate against the party’s candidate Prathapchandra Shetty in the Council elections. Later, he joined the BJP and became chairman of Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes.

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Congress loyalists resent ‘outsider’ seeking Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha seat ticket

Of the eight Assembly constituencies in the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru parliamentary segment, the Congress has MLAs in Chikkamagaluru, Sringeri, Tarikere and Mudigere. The remaining four – Kaup, Udupi, Karkala and Kundapura – all in Udupi district, are represented by BJP MLAs.

2 months ago·India

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