Author: Diljo Pious

Jagadish Shettar alleged that “a few leaders are controlling the BJP in Karnataka for their own self-interest.” (Photo Credit: PTI) Jagadish Shettar, former chief minister of Karnataka and a well-known Lingayat politician joined the Congress party on Monday morning in Bengaluru. He joined the Congress today at the Bengaluru party office in the presence of the party president Mallikarjun Kharge, the KPCC president DK Shivakumar, and Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala and Siddaramaiah. After being refused a ticket to run in the elections, Shettar received an invitation to join the Congress on Sunday. Following his meeting with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai,…