Days after the BJP dropped him as a candidate in Karnataka, a senior chief nowadays determined to enroll in the Congress after assembly with leaders who stated it turned into their “responsibility” to take “such exquisite leaders” on board. Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi met with kingdom Congress leader DK Shivakumar and previous Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru this morning and hours later, he turned into withinside the celebration.
Laxman Savadi cease the BJP on Wednesday, an afternoon after the ruling celebration introduced its first lot of applicants for the May 10 Karnataka election.
Mr Savadi might be the Congress candidate from Athani, the constituency wherein the BJP selected Mahesh Kumathahalli. In the 2018 election, Mahesh Kumathahalli turned into the Congress candidate whilst Mr Savadi misplaced to him.
“He (Savadi) feels that he has been humiliated. It is our responsibility to take such exquisite leaders into the Congress celebration. There are greater than 9 or 10 sitting MLAs who need to enroll in us however we don`t have area to deal with them,” Mr Shivakumar stated. Mr Savadi is a effective Lingayat chief and a loyalist of former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
The 63-yr-vintage three-time MLA declared on Wednesday that he had “made a sturdy decision” and had began out operating on it, with out revealing whether or not he turned into in talks with the Congress.
“I even have made my decision. I am now no longer one to move round with a begging bowl. I am a self-respecting politician. I am now no longer performing below anyone’s influence,” Mr Savadi instructed reporters.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated he turned into “saddened” via way of means of Mr Savadi’s decision. “…I’m feeling very sad, we shared a near bond. Sometimes such political conditions arise. He would possibly have determined his political destiny withinside the Congress. We will do our activity in our celebration,” Mr Bommai stated.
A yr later, whilst mass defections from the Congress-Janata Dal Secular authorities enabled a BJP coup, he turned into rewarded for his function with the Deputy Chief Minister’s post, notwithstanding a massive controversy in 2012 after he turned into stuck looking porn withinside the meeting.
Mahesh Kumathahalli turned into amongst those defectors. In the 2018 polls, the BJP emerged as the most important unmarried celebration, prevailing 104 seats, with the Congress after which best friend Janata Dal (Secular) prevailing eighty and 37 seats. The counting of votes for the 224-seat Karnataka meeting might be hung on May 13.