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Karnataka Assembly Poll: Several others from BJP will join Congress, says DK Shivakumar
Congress Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar, while welcoming former deputy CM Laxman Savadi into the grand old party on Friday, claimed that several other leaders of the ruling BJP will join the Congress in the coming days. Read further on Dynamite News:
Bengaluru: Congress Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar, while welcoming former deputy CM Laxman Savadi into the grand old party on Friday, claimed that several other leaders of the ruling BJP will join the Congress in the coming days.
Speaking to mediapersons, Shivakumar said, "Laxman Savadi is a senior leader. He is joining the party without any conditions and is becoming a member of our family. It is our responsibility to empower leaders like him have them join our party and making sure that they are aligned with our leadership and ideology."
Savadi resigned as a Legislative Council member and from the primary membership of the BJP on 12 April after missing out on a ticket from his Assembly constituency, Athani. (with Agency inputs)