Senior JD(S) chief AT Ramaswamy joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Saturday in presence of Union Minister Anurag Thakur, BJP nationwide common secretary Dushyant Gautam and Rajya Sabha member Lehar Singh Siroya.With the Karnataka Assembly elections scheduled on May 10, the JD(S) chief resigned from the State Legislative Assembly on Friday.
“It is a great pleasure for me to announce that I am joining the BJP because of love and affection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa,” Ramaswamy instructed reporters after becoming a member of the nationwide social gathering in New Delhi.
Ramaswamy stated he’s becoming a member of the BJP with none situation as he was impressed with the best way the social gathering is functioning and the nation is progressing. “It is mostly because of the core values and ideas of the top most leadership in the BJP,” he stated.
“As a politician in public life, I have never aspired any benefits or facilities from the government. I am a victim of the money power because I spoke against corruption,” Ramaswamy stated.
“I have not asked for anything from BJP including the MLA seat but if given an opportunity I will serve people,” he stated.
With Ramaswamy’s exit, JD(S) suffered one more blow, which not too long ago witnessed the Gubbi MLA S R Srinivas becoming a member of the Congress whereas Arasikere MLA
Shivalinge Gowda too had introduced that he would be part of the grand previous social gathering shortly.
The social gathering’s one other MLA Okay Srinivasa Gowda had lengthy again recognized himself with the Congress in the course of the cross-voting within the Rajya Sabha elections.
