Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi (IJK) founder TR Paarivendhar filed his nomination papers on Monday as the BJP candidate from the Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency.
Speaking to reporters after meeting Koppal MP Karadi Sanganna and his supporters here on Monday, he said Reddy has his own influence in the North Karnataka region and his re-entry would benefit the party in a great manner in that region.
After merging his party with the BJP, marking a major political development in Karnataka going into the Lok Sabha elections, Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha (KRPP) leader and mining tycoon G Janardhana Reddy on Monday said he was happy to be back with the party that he considers his 'home'.
Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha (KRPP) leader G Janardhana Reddy merged his party with the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday and rejoined the party along with his wife Aruna Lakshmi ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the names of 111 candidates in its fifth list for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, including a woman who was a survivor of violence in the Sandeshkhali area of West Bengal.
"I would like to thank PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, our former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini for having faith in me and fielding me from Hisar," Singh said speaking to ANI on Friday.
Janata Dal United MLA from Rupauli Bima Bharti resigned from the party's primary membership on Saturday. Following her resignation, she joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and expressed her readiness to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Purnia if her new party permits.
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) held a meeting of its Central Election Committee on Saturday to decide the names of the candidates from Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Taking a swipe at INDIA parties for going back on their previous statements critical of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and rallying around Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal following his arrest in the excise policy case, BJP national spokesperson Samit Patra said many leaders in the Opposition bl