BJP candidate denies sabotage by partymen

Raghu Kautilya blames himself for defeat in egislative Council polls

Chairperson of D. Devaraj Urs Backward Classes Development Corporation Raghu Kautilya, who was the BJP candidate in the recently-held elections to the dual-member Legislative Council seat from Mysuru-Chamarajanagar local bodies constituency, has denied that his partymen sabotaged his chances of winning.

He told reporters in Mysuru on Friday that he was owning the blame for his loss. Though all the party leaders and workers of both the districts toiled for his success, he was unable to sail through, he said.

Earlier, former Minister and BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath had alleged that a few BJP leaders had sabotaged the chances of Mr. Raghu. He also claimed that a few BJP leaders in the region had worked as ‘agents’ of JD(S), leading to the loss.