Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar, who had announced that he would resign as Hubli – Dharwad Central MLA after he was denied the Party ticket for the May 10 State Assembly election, finally handed over his resignation letter to Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri at Sirsi this noon.
Kageri made last minute efforts to convince Shettar to take back his resignation and also called Union Home Minister Amit Shah over phone and made Shettar to speak with him. Shettar, who was the leader of the Opposition when the Congress was in power in the State, said he would contest the poll for sure.
