Former CM Jagdish Shettar joined the Congress party to face the assembly elections

Former CM and Karnataka’s prominent Lingayat leader Jagadish Shettar has joined the Congress party on Monday morning at Bengaluru. In the presence of the party’s national president Mallikarjun Kharge and KPCC president DK Shivakumar he joined the Congress party.

Jagadish Shettar is a six-time MLA, served as CM of Karnataka and as a BJP’s state president. He was denied a ticket by the BJP this time for assembly polls sitting age issue. It's said that, he will be getting the Congress party ticket from Hubballi – Dharwad central constituency.

Before joining Congress party, Shettar on Sunday evening held a key meeting with D.K.Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah and Randeep Surjewala at Bengaluru and explained his terms.

Meanwhile, Jagadish Shettar has slammed the BJP and alleged that the party has humiliated and ill-treated him. He said, “I was humiliated and badly treated by the BJP leaders. A few leaders in the state are misusing the BJP system and it is hurtful.”