New Delhi: Hours later former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar tendered resignation as an MLA, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s veteran leader B.S. Yediyurappa  said the public will never forgive him.

Talking to press person, BJP loyalist Yediyurappa lashed out at Shettar for his decision to exit the saffron party after the latter was denied a ticket to contest from Hubli-Dharwad Central Vidhan Sabha seat. Despite several offers apart from the MLA ticket, Shettar “chose himself over the party” said a source to the news agency ANI.

Shettar was the sitting MLA from the constituency until this morning when he submitted his resignation to Speaker Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri.

The move shaked the BJP leadership as Shetter is one influential leader in the state who helped bagging several victories to the party

BS Yediyurappa who has vowed to vouch for the BJP across the state for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Polls 2023 said, “We made him (Jagadish Shettar) the CM of Karnataka, and we made him the state BJP president. The statements given by him have made us unhappy. People knew about Jagadish Shettar only because of BJP.”

“People from Karnataka will not forgive Jagadish Shettar. Dharmendra Pradhan had offered Jagadish Shettar, a ministerial position in the cabinet. We had offered a ticket to Jagadish Shatter’s family. But he did not respond to it,” added Yediyurappa.

Despite last-minute attempts and potentially impressive offers by the saffron part as mentioned by Yediyurappa, Jagadish Shatter resigned as MLA.

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I am the one to raise the party: Jagadish Shatter 

Meanwhile, Jagadish Shettar who turned rebellious toafter the party “humiliated and ignored” him, emphasised that he is “the one who has built and raised this party. They (some party leaders) created a situation for me to resign from the party.”

Shettar’s statement comes in response to the party leadership’s advice that he should drop his name from the list for the upcoming elections to give chance to fresh candidates, which left after the loyalist upset who ended up giving an ultimatum to leave BJP after decades of alligience.

BJP Top Officials Meet Shettar 

Meanwhile, earlier on Saturday, BJP’s top officials including Union Minister and Karnataka election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan, Pralhad Joshi and CM Basavaraj Bommai met Shettar in such sensitive situation to the party.

However, the meeting did not work out the way BJP thought and Karnataka’s influential leader Shettar announced his retirement.

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