Jagadish Shettar Returns To BJP, Had Switched To Congress Last Year
Ex- Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar re-joined the BJP Thursday, less than a year after he walked out of the party, claiming "ill treatment", and joined the Congress. That switch also took place days before the 2023 Karnataka Assembly election, which Mr Shettar contested and lost to the BJP. Jagadish Shettar The six-time MLA's return - signed off by Home Minister Amit Shah - took place at the party's Delhi HQ in the presence of its Karnataka unit boss BY Vijayendra and ex-Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. "I am rejoining with the belief Narendra Modiji has to become PM again," Mr Shettar, who was widely seen as a staunch follower of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP's ideological mentor, said. Visuals showed a beaming Mr Shettar meeting BJP boss JP Nadda after his 'homecoming'; Mr Nadda draped a party scarf around his neck and, grasping his hand firmly, posed for photographs, after which the two, accompanied by Mr Yediyurappa and his...