Belagavi: Gokak MLA Ramesh Jarakiholi is all set to field a Maratha candidate from the BJP to defeat the Congress in Belagavi Rural Constituency for the next Assembly elections.
He met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday November 24 and held discussions with him. Hindalaga Grama Panchayat President Nagesh Mannolkar took him along and introduced him as a leader of the Maratha Community.
Ramesh Jarakiholi feels that the Maratha Community votes are crucial in Belagavi Rural Constituency, which has around one-and-a-half lakh Marathi voters.