DKS: Many BJP Lingayat leaders wish to be part of the Congress.

Responding to a question on Congress chief M.B. Patil’s makes an attempt to carry Lingayat leaders from the BJP into the Congress fold, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D.Ok. Shivakumar claimed that many Lingayat leaders [from the BJP] needed to affix the Congress.

In his transient interplay with presspersons at Kalaburagi airport on Saturday, Mr. Shivakumar, earlier than leaving for Sindagi in Vijayapura district, mentioned that he would quickly focus on with all these Lingayat leaders who’re to affix the Congress and disclose the main points later.

“Many Lingayat leaders and cadres are eager on becoming a member of the Congress. Mr. M.B. Patil, S.R. Patil, and Eshwar Khandre are already making efforts . The BJP thinks that the Linagyats are its property. It’s not true. There are various Lingayat leaders within the Congress additionally. They’re figuring out to mobilise the opposite neighborhood leaders in different events. I can not disclose all the main points now. I’ll focus on with all these Lingayat leaders who’re to affix Congress and disclose the main points later,” Mr. Shivakumar mentioned.

Chief Whip of Opposition within the Meeting Ajay Singh, former Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, get together leaders Tippannappa Kamakanur, Allamprabhu Patil, Jagadev Guttedar, Sharanu Modi, and others had been current.