Last Updated: January 25, 2024, 13:16 IST
Jagadish Shettar along with former deputy CM Laxman Savadi was among the high-profile departures from BJP just before state polls.
Shettar belongs to the politically influential Lingayat community. He had left the BJP over denial of ticket.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who joined the Congress last year before Karnataka assembly election, rejoins the Bharatiya Janata Party. Shettar belongs to the politically influential Lingayat community. He had left the BJP over denial of ticket.
The leader along with former deputy CM Laxman Savadi was among the high-profile departures from BJP just before state polls.
Rejoining the BJP in New Delhi, Shettar said, “Suring assembly election I resigned, and the party workers were upset and wanted me back.”
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