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Karnataka BJP leader Malikayya Guttedar joins Congress.
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Former minister Malikayya Guttedar joined Congress on Friday.
Guttedar, who was earlier with BJP, was inducted by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Congress president.
A former Afzalpur MLA, Guttedar vowed to help Congress win the Gulbarga Lok Sabha segment. A week ago, Guttedar’s brother Nitin Guttedar had joined BJP.
On the occasion, former Kumta MLA Sharadha Mohan Shetty also joined Congress by quitting BJP. Speaking on the occasion, Siddaramaiah said there is a “guarantee wave” in Karnataka.
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