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Former Karnataka CM Jagdish Shettar takes oath as MLC
Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar (File Photo)
Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar took oath as a Congress MLC at the Vidhana Soudha here on Monday.
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar took oath as a Congress MLC at the Vidhana Soudha here on Monday.
Along with him, Minister for Minor Irrigation and Water Resources N.S. Boseraju and senior leader Tippannappa Kamakanur also took oath as the council members in the presence of Chief Minister Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
All the three were elected to the Legislative Council as the BJP did not field any candidate.
Chairperson of the Council Basavaraj Horatti administered the oath of the office to the members and welcomed them.
The three posts in the council were vacant due to the resignation by former DCM Laxman Savadi, Baburao Chinchanasur and R. Shankar nominated by the BJP then.
Savadi joined Congress and now he is an MLA from Athani constituency.
All the three posts are now taken by Congress candidates.
The development is seen as the comeback of Shettar who lost elections from Hubballi-Dharwad Central seat.
However, Shettar’s move of joining Congress and quitting BJP ahead of elections proved beneficial to the Congress to break the Lingayat vote bank of BJP.
