Karnataka Elections 2023: Laxman Savadi joins Congress after being snubbed by BJP

Karnataka Elections 2023: Laxman Savadi joins Congress after being snubbed by BJP

Former deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi met former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his residence on Friday, he also met Karnataka Congress chief Dk Shivakumar.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Friday, April 14, 2023, 01:08 PM IST
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Laxman Savadi with DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah | Twitter

Former Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi, who resigned from the BJP on Wednesday, joined Congress today ahead of the Karnataka polls. He quit the saffron party after he did not get a ticket.

Former deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi met former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his residence on Friday, he also met Karnataka Congress chief Dk Shivakumar.

"Former BJP leader & former Karnataka Deputy CM Laxman Savadi has joined Congress today," said State Congress president DK Shivakumar, in Bengaluru  

Savadi resigns from BJP

On Wednesday, former Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi who was looking to be fielded from Athani announced his decision to resign from the primary membership of the BJP.

He met with Congress leaders including KPCC chief DK Shivakumar, former CM Siddaramaiah and Randeep Singh Surjewala.

Savadi was disappointed when the BJP's initial list of candidates for the Karnataka polls did not include his name, instead opting to field sitting MLA Mahesh Kumathalli, who recently joined the party from the Congress.

Tens of thousands of his supporters marched in Athani, Savadi's hometown, shortly after he announced his resignation from the party. They were dissatisfied with the BJP's "unfair" treatment of Savadi, a three-time MLA from Athani.

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