Kaviraj Urs defies diktat, to challenge Anand Singh

Going by sources, the rebel leader is being backed by some local RSS and BJP men, who are against the party's decision to field 'party hopper' Anand Singh, as he had joined the Congress ahead of the 2018 assembly poll despite winning the 2008 and 2013 state elections on a BJP ticket. In a show of bravado, Mr Singh too went in a huge procession to file his nomination papers, accompanied by Mr Karajol, Ballari MP, Devendrappa, Koppal MP, Karadi Sanganna and other senior leaders. Mr Ghorpade also arrived in procession accompanied by MLAs , PT Parameshwar Naik, E Tukaram, JN Ganesh and former MP, VS Ugrappa, who described the bypoll as a 'battle between a Congress party loyalist and a betrayer,' apparently referring to Mr Singh as the latter. Mr Nabi was accompanied by former MLA, NT Bommanna when he arrived to file his nomination papers. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://southmainalliance.org/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/639253/Default.aspx