In the presence of DK Shivakumar, president of the KPCC, and Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Congress at large, he joined the party.Jagadish Shettar, a former chief minister of Karnataka and a well-known Lingayat politician, joined the Congress party on Monday morning in Bengaluru. In the presence of DK Shivakumar, president of the KPCC, and Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Congress at large, he joined the party.
Shettar met with DK Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah, and Randeep Surjewala in Bengaluru on Sunday night and gave them an explanation of his requirements. He is also likely to receive the Hubballi-Dharwad central constituency Congress nomination. Six-time MLA Jagadish Shettar also held the positions of state president of the BJP and chief minister of Karnataka. This time, the BJP refused to provide him a ticket for the assembly elections.In the meantime, Jagadish Shettar has attacked the BJP, alleging that it has mistreated and humiliated him. He declared, “The BJP leaders humiliated and mistreated me. It is upsetting that a few state leaders are abusing the BJP system.