Udupi, Apr 16, 2018 : After a keen tussle for ticket in the Karkala assembly constituency of Udupi district, ultimately former MLA Gopal Bhandary has made it in the first list thereby disappointing Uday Kumar Shetty who was one of the key aspirants.
Interestingly, former CM and former union Minister Veerappa Moily who had initially sought a ticket for his son Harsha Moily from this constituency had later backtracked and had reportedly backed Uday Kumar Shetty. But the Congress leadership has even turned down that request and has ultimately chosen Gopal Bhandary.