Mangaluru, Mar 25: BJP leader and two-time Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who is seeking reelection to the parliament for the third consecutive time, today nomination papers.
Accompanied by the local leaders of BJP, Mr Kateel submitted nomination papers to Deputy Commissioner-cum-Returning Officer Sasikanth Senthil at the latter’s office.
Prior to this Mr Kateel addressed party workers at the BJP election office and expressed confidence that he would achieve a hat-trick by defeating Youth Congress leader Mithun Rai, who is contesting on Congress ticket against him.
“People of Dakshina Kannada have always blessed me. I am sure that they will bless me in the next month’s Lok Sabha polls too,” he said, adding that the Modi tsunami will help BJP sweep the polls.
He claimed that during his current tenure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has released Rs 16,520 crore for various development activities in Dakshina Kannada.
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