In a development indicating that the BJP could give party ticket for Karnataka West Teachers constituency to Legislative Council chairman Basavaraj Horatti, the veteran Lingayat leader met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday.
Mr. Horatti is likely to step down as the chairman in the second week of May and join the BJP officially after the schedule for the polls to Upper House is announced by the Election Commission.
The elections are to be held for two graduates’ and two teachers’ constituencies as the members are retiring on July 4. Mr. Horatti, who has been elected a record seven times from West Teachers constituency, is currently a member elected on JD(S) symbol. Earlier, he had announced his decision to quit the JD(S) and contest on the BJP ticket. His close aides said that all the decks had been cleared for him to join the BJP.
