District in-charge Minister and Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi stated in Chikkodi on Wednesday that there is no established rule or precedent requiring Ministers who lose or whose party nominees fail to get elected in the Lok Sabha polls to resign from the State Cabinet.
He was addressing a statement made by Minister Sharanabasappa Darshanapur, who asserted that Ministers must step down in the event of the Congress performing poorly in the Lok Sabha polls.
“When has such a thing happened? It did not happen during the BJP or the Janata Dal(S) rule or the Congress rule or during any alliance dispensation. Then, why should this time be an exception? Such a practice does not exist,” he added.
He mentioned that the decision to nominate his daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi as a candidate was made by the Congress high command due to a lack of suitable candidates and reluctance from some leaders to contest the polls.
