BJP leaders campaign for Shashil Namoshi ahead of Council polls

BJP-JD(S) candidate Shashil G. Namoshi, accompanied by the former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Bandeppa Kashempur and Umesh Jadhav, filing his nomination papers for the North-East Teachers Constituency. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO

​Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by the former MLA Amarnath Patil, launched a campaign here on Sunday seeking votes for the party candidate Shashil Namoshi in the upcoming elections for the North-East Teachers Constituency of the Legislative Council.

​Addressing a press conference, Mr. Patil accused the Congress-led State government of neglecting teachers and failing to take adequate steps to improve the education sector in the Kalyan Karnataka region, particularly in Yadgir and Kalaburagi districts.