Karnataka BJP expels MLAs S.T. Somashekar, Shivaram Hebbar over ‘anti-party activities’

A file photo of expelled BJP leaders S.T. Somashekar and Shivram Hebbar at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru.
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The BJP on Tuesday (May 27, 2025) expelled two of its MLAs in Karnataka, S.T. Somashekar and A. Shivaram Hebbar, for six years for their alleged “anti-party activities,” party’s state president B.Y. Vijayendra said.

The party high command took a decision after long deliberations, he told reporters.

Somashekar and Hebbar represent Yashwanthpur and Yellapur Assembly constituencies respectively. The expelled MLAs have not responded immediately.

(This is a developing story. More details awaited.)