Several Lingayats ready to join Congress: D K ShivakumarThe BJP leaders feel that the people of Lingayat community is their asset, he said
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D K Shivakumar. Credit: DH File Photo
KPCC President D K Shivakumar said several MLAs and the workers belonging to Lingayat community are ready to join the Congress.
Speaking to reporters at Kalaburagi Airport on Saturday, Shivakumar stated that former ministers M B Patil and Eshwar Khandre and others are holding discussions in this regard.
The BJP leaders feel that the people of Lingayat community is their asset. The Congress too has a galaxy of leaders belonging to Lingayat community, he said.