Former Karnataka chief minister Jagdish Shettar, who had left the BJP to join the Congress before the state assembly polls last year, has returned to his former party. Shettar, a prominent Lingayat leader, cited his longstanding association with the BJP and mentioned that many well-wishers had encouraged him to rejoin the party. The formal joining took place in the presence of former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa, Union ministers Bhupender Yadav and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra, and party media head Anil Baluni.
According to party sources, Shettar had discussions with Home Minister Amit Shah and national president J P Nadda, who persuaded him to rejoin the saffron organization. Shettar had left the BJP abruptly after being denied a ticket for the assembly polls and subsequently joined the Congress, although he lost in the elections. The Congress appointed him as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), a position he has now relinquished to rejoin the BJP. During his return, Shettar also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, stating that India has been strengthened under his governance.
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