Shivamogga (Karnataka), April 9 (Reporter) Despite recent rebellion against the BJP and declaring his candidacy as an Independent for the Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat, K S Eshwarappa participated in the RSS-organised Ugadi festival programme. Eshwarappa attended the event alongside BJP candidate BY Raghavendra, who is the son of former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. Both Raghavendra and Eshwarappa wore RSS uniforms for the event. While Raghavendra appeared cheerful and sat in the middle row, Eshwarappa maintained a serious demeanour at the back. Eshwarappa's dissatisfaction arises from the denial of a Lok Sabha ticket to his son KE Kanthesh from the Haveri parliamentary seat. He blames Yediyurappa for this decision and vowed to contest against his son Raghavendra in the Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat. Eshwarappa demanded the removal of Vijayendra Yediyurappa, one of Yediyurappa's sons, from the post of the state president as a condition for his support to the party. Union Home Minister Amit Shah reportedly spoke to Eshwarappa during his visit to Bengaluru. Initially, Eshwarappa claimed that Shah requested him to withdraw from the contest, but later, after a refusal to meet him, interpreted it as a green signal to contest as an independent candidate...////...