BJP state unit president BY Vijayendra at a meeting with Nekar community leaders in Davangere on Sunday. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
A team of BJP leaders led by state party president BY Vijayendra arrived in Davangere on Sunday. They held various meetings with the leaders of different communities.
They addressed meetings of Veerashaiva, Nekar, Dhobi, Vishwa Karma and other communities and appealed to them to support party candidate Srinivas Dasakariyappa in the by-elections.
At the Nekar community meeting, Mr. Vijayendra recalled the various steps taken by his father BS Yediyurappa for the welfare of various communities, including Nekar, when he was the Chief Minister.
“Mr. Yediyurappa established community development corporations, started targeted programmes, provided subsidies and incentives, bought sarees woven by poor weavers and started birth centenary celebrations of several community leaders,” he said.
“I am sure the voters of Davangere South constituency want a change this time and will support BJP candidate Srinivas Dasakariappa. Davangere is a clear case of Congress malpractice. Despite winning several times, Congress has not contributed to the development of the city. Voters are fed up and will support us this time,” he said.
“Even though the constituency has been under Congress control for so many years, no development work has been done there. They have decided that BJP should win this time,” he said.
He said the only time Davangere witnessed some development was when the BJP was in power in the state and when BJP leaders were elected to the Lok Sabha.
“Our candidate is a common man. If he wins, it means there is justice in the society. He will ensure equal opportunities to all communities, including the poor, backward classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes,” he said.
He said former Chief Ministers Mr. Yediyurappa and Basavaraj Bommai, Leaders of Opposition R. Ashok and Chalavadi Narayanswami and other leaders would campaign in Davangere and Bagalkot.
Leaders GM Siddeshwar, Shivayogi Swami, BP Harish, N. Rajshekar, Shivanagouda Nayak, Gayatri Siddeshwar and others were present.
Published – 29 March 2026 21:16 IST
