Mangaluru: Former minister and BJP ticket aspirant from Mangaluru North constituency, Krishna J. Palemar has openly blamed BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel being a sole reason to miss the ticket. This was his reaction hours after BJP released its third list of candidates on Friday, April 21.

In BJP’s third list of candidates, the party had decided to bank on Dr Bharath Shetty as the candidate against Congress’ sitting MLA Moideen Bava.

BJP has fielded Vedavyas Kamath against Congress MLA J R Lobo for the coveted constituency of Mangaluru South. Congress’ minister and Santosh Kumar Rai wil contest against Congress’ minister and MLA U T Khader for Mangaluru (Ullal) constituency.

“The state BJP president Yeddyurappa had promised me a ticket and asked me get prepared to submit nomination. But at the last moment due to dirty politics played by some of the insiders I have missed the ticket,” Palemar said, expressing his displeasure over the ticket being given to Bharath Shetty.

Satyajith Suratkal, another BJP ticket aspirant showed his dissent over candidate selection by the BJP and said that post discussion with well-wishers and supporters in two days, he may contest as independent candidate.