BJP MP Pratap Simha has claimed that a section of leaders within BJP has been conspiring against him to ensure that he does not get the party ticket to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Mysuru-Kodagu constituency.
Simha, in his recent Facebook Live post, said that some vested interests are spreading rumours that the BJP leaders are trying to persuade Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of Mysuru royal family to be the party candidate from the constituency. It is also said there are four ticket aspirants for the constituency, he added.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Mysuru in February, has praised my performance as an MP. But the vested interests started spreading rumours about the party looking for an alternative candidate the day after Modi’s visit," Simha claimed and expressed confidence that he will get the ticket and will win the election again from the same constituency.
Besides, he also said that a section of leaders is conspiring against BJP MP from Dakshina Kannada constituency Nalin Kumar Kateel. He hit out at the party leaders in the district Srikar Prabhu for trying to malign the image of Kateel.