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Karnataka BJP Claims 25 Congress MLAs Ready To Join Party, Shivakumar Retorts
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News18•13-10-2026, 16:32
Karnataka BJP Claims 25 Congress MLAs Ready To Join Party, Shivakumar Retorts
- •Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra claimed that 25 Congress legislators, including cabinet ministers, are ready to join the BJP if elections are held now.
- •Congress leader DK Shivakumar dismissed the claim and challenged Vijayendra to induct the legislators without any further delay.
- •Shivakumar also targeted Vijayendra and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy over cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha elections.
- •Vijayendra raised allegations regarding sting operations in Karnataka politics, terming recent developments as political immorality.
- •JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy questioned why the Karnataka government has not yet ordered an investigation into the alleged sting operations.
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Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra claimed that 25 Congress legislators, including ministers in DK Shivakumar’s Cabinet, would join the BJP if elections were held immediately.
DK Shivakumar dismissed the claim and challenged the BJP state president to induct those legislators without any further delay, while also targeting leaders over cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections.
BY Vijayendra alleged that some Congress leaders were using sting operations to gain political power, describing it as political immorality that damages public respect for politicians.
