Karnataka BJP MLA Shekhar quits party

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Dejected over the denial of ticket in the upcoming Karnataka polls by the BJP, the incumbent MLA of Hosadurga Goolihatty D Shekhar resigned from primary membership of BJP on Thursday.

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In a letter written to District BJP President A Murali, he said he has voluntarily taken the decisionn to quit the party.

He is likely to face the polls either as an Independent candidate or from another political party.