Bijapur BJP MP Ramesh Jigajinagi wanted to become a police inspector as a youngster. But as fate had it, he plunged into the anti-Emergency movement and was arrested.
He later became an MLA from the erstwhile Ballolli Assembly segment.
Jigajinagi, a Dalit, started his career with the Ramakrishna Hegde-led Janata Party. He became a giant killer by defeating Congress veteran B Shankaranand in the Chikkodi Lok Sabha segment.
Jigajinagi represented Chikkodi thrice before moving to Bijapur, which he has held thrice since 2009.
(Published 28 March 2024, 13:44 IST)
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