BJP leader and former Karnataka deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi will join the Congress Friday evening, state Congress president DK Shivakumar said. Upset after being denied a ticket for the upcoming assembly polls, Savadi had said he is resigning from the BJP.
Savadi is travelling to Bengaluru with Congress MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar’s brother Channaraj Hattiholi, and an announcement on his decision is expected soon.
Though the party was far behind the Congress in the number of seats it won, its achievement was no small feat and set the tone for its future activities.