Updated On: 13 April, 2023 08:10 AM IST | Belagavi/Mangaluru | Agencies
The BJP gave a ticket in Athani in Belagavi district to sitting MLA Mahesh Kumathalli, who is among the group of defectors who helped the party bring down the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in 2019

Laxman Savadi, BJP leader who resigned. Pic/Twitter@IamMGoudar
Former deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi on Wednesday announced his decision to resign from primary membership of the BJP, a day after the ruling party denied him a ticket to contest in the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections.
The BJP gave a ticket in Athani in Belagavi district to sitting MLA Mahesh Kumathalli, who is among the group of defectors who helped the party bring down the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in 2019.