To appease S.M.Krishna, His kin offered BJP ticket
Team Udayavani, Apr 11, 2018, 1:00 PM IST
Bengaluru: BJP in an effort to pacify the former chief minister S M Krishna, who is said to have threatened to quit the party for “neglecting” him, have offered to field a member of veteran S M Krishna’s family in the polls.
S.M.Krishna who is a Vokkaliga and was the CM from 1999-04, had quit Congress in January to join the BJP in March. He had exited Congress claiming that the Congress was confused on whether it needed mass leaders or not. The only times S.M. Krishna (85) has been seen after joining BJP is at a Parivartana Yatra in Mandya (January) and then at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Bengaluru (February).
BJP leader and former deputy chief minister R Ashoka told reporters, “If Krishna’s family members are willing to contest, and BJP is ready to give the ticket to any Assembly seat in either Mandya or Bengaluru.”
“He is not in India right now, but I spoke to a friend of his. Krishna will come back on April 13 and we will discuss the election with him. Cent per cent, Krishna will not leave. He is committed to strengthen the party,” stressed Ashoka on Krishna’s not leaving the BJP.
“I’ve seen in the media Congress shedding crocodile tears. When Krishna left them, no one shed a tear. Today, knowing they will lose the election, Congress is feeling the need for a leader like Krishna. I congratulate the Congress for the wisdom has finally dawned on them,” he added, taking potshots at Congress.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
A poignant farewell: S.M. Krishna’s funeral held as per Vokkaliga tradition
Four school students drown at Murudeshwar Beach, Karnataka CM announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia
Are you working for people of Karnataka or Gandhi family?” BJP’s Vijayendra asks CM Siddarmaiah
Karnataka govt signs MoU with Krones for establishing manufacturing facility
Man arrested in Odisha for stealing jewellery from house of doctor in Bengaluru
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Meerut police detains 2 persons in comedian Sunil Pal’s kidnapping case
A poignant farewell: S.M. Krishna’s funeral held as per Vokkaliga tradition
Fadnavis drops Shinde’s trusted aide from CM’s Relief Fund
Manish Sisodia not to report to police twice a week: SC relaxes bail condition in excise cases
Sensex, Nifty edge up in restricted trade ahead of US inflation data
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.