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Karnataka: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar meets Savadi amidst turmoil over Jagadish Shettar’s return to BJP

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Reeling from the blow of former chief minister Jagadish Shettar’s abrupt return to the BJP, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar rushed to meet with another BJP defector MLA Laxman Savadi on Thursday, in hopes of keeping the saffron party from poaching him. Shivakumar, who is also the state president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee … Read more

Yediyurappa shows clout as Jagdish Shettar returns to BJP

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Former chief minister Jagadish Shettar returned to the BJP on Thursday, months after quitting BJP. Shettar’s return is seen as an indication of Yediyurappa and son, Karnataka unit president Vijayendra, reestablishing their hold over the party, after the humiliating defeat BJP suffered in the May assembly polls. Shettar joined BJP in the presence of Union … Read more