Live
- Hit by Covid, MP's Rakesh Mishra sees revival of his fortunes, courtesy PM SVANidhi scheme
- Trailblazing Yakshagana Artiste Leelavathi Baipaditthaya No More
- Cong in direct fight with BJP on 45-50 seats in Delhi Assembly election: Sandeep Dikshit
- Vijay Diwas: Assam Rifles organises Half Marathon in Tripura
- Delhi HC to hear on Monday plea against suppression of CAG reports by CM Atishi
- Collaboration, innovation, PPP key to achieve 2047 goals: Jitendra Singh
- Portraits of National Leaders to be Unveiled in Karnataka Assembly Hall
- Kejriwal's claims on vision for development ridiculous: Delhi BJP
- One nation, one election need of the hour: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
- Educational Trips in South Kanara Put on Hold Following Murudeshwar Drowning Incident
Maski BJP leader Turvihal to join Congress
Basanagouda Turvihal
Karnataka Congress Legislature Party chief Siddaramaiah on Sunday said BJP leader Basanagouda Turvihal will be joining the party
Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress Legislature Party chief Siddaramaiah on Sunday said BJP leader Basanagouda Turvihal will be joining the party.
Turvihal had lost in the 2018 Assembly election from Maski constituency in Raichur district.
"Yesterday he (Turvihal) had come to my residence and said he will join the Congress. I have given my consent," Siddaramaiah told reporters.
Turvihal had lost the election by a margin of 213 votes against Congress' Prathapgouda Patil, who is now with the BJP.
According to sources, Turvihal has decided to jump the ship, as BJP is likely to give Maski bypoll ticket to Patil, who joined the party following his disqualification for rebelling against the Congress-JD(S) coalition government along with other legislators, which eventually led to its downfall.
Turvihal and Congress leaders from Raichur district had held discussion with party State unit chief D K Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah last evening.
Congress was considering fielding Turvihal from Maski assembly constituency in the byelection that is yet to be announced, party sources said.
