Former Karnataka CM Shettar Joins Congress Quitting BJP

Bengaluru: Former BJP leader and ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka Jagdish Shettar joined Congress on Monday ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections. A day back he had resigned from the BJP.

Shettar joined the Congress at the party office in Bengaluru ON Monday morning in the presence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka state Congress chief DK Shivakumar and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Siddaramaiah.

Interestingly Shettar has past links with the RSS and Jana Sangha.

Notably, Karnataka State Congress in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar met former CM Shettar in Bengaluru after he resigned from BJP on Sunday.

In this regard, Jagadish Shettar took to Twitter and said, “Fed up with the political events of the past few days, I have resigned from my MLA seat and will discuss my next move with the activists. As usual, I believe that your love and blessings will always be with me”.

On Saturday after announcing his resignation Jagadish Shettar also mentioned that there was a conspiracy against him, which is why he was denied a ticket.

The Karnataka assembly elections will be held in a single phase on May 10, with the counting of votes scheduled on May 13.