<p>Former JD(S) MLC Ramesh Babu is all set to join the Congress after a four-decades-long stint with the Janata Parivar.</p>.<p>Babu will formally join the Congress on Saturday. He will be onboarded in presence of state Congress president D K Shivakumar and Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah. </p>.<p>Babu said his ideology for social welfare aligned with the Congress and hence, he decided to join the party.</p>.<p>Babu had distanced himself from the regional party in the run-up to his resignation in March this year. He quit the JD(S) citing a lack of opportunities to grow within the party.</p>
<p>Former JD(S) MLC Ramesh Babu is all set to join the Congress after a four-decades-long stint with the Janata Parivar.</p>.<p>Babu will formally join the Congress on Saturday. He will be onboarded in presence of state Congress president D K Shivakumar and Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah. </p>.<p>Babu said his ideology for social welfare aligned with the Congress and hence, he decided to join the party.</p>.<p>Babu had distanced himself from the regional party in the run-up to his resignation in March this year. He quit the JD(S) citing a lack of opportunities to grow within the party.</p>