Congress chief Lakhan Jarkiholi to marketing campaign for BJP in Belagavi bypoll

In a setback to the Congress, get together chief Lakhan Jarkiholi has agreed to marketing campaign in opposition to his brother Satish Jarkiholi within the upcoming Lok Sabha bypolls in Belagavi. Senior BJP leaders together with Jagadish Shettar, Byrathi Basavaraj, Umesh Katti, and Annasaheb Jolle had met Lakhan at his residence in Gokak in a bid to influence him to affix the get together. Lakhan stated a remaining name will probably be taken on becoming a member of the get together after he consults his brothers Ramesh and Balachandra, each presently BJP MLAs.
“I have decided to extend my support to Mangala Angadi (BJP candidate at Belgaum), considering the requests made by BJP leaders. They have also urged me to join the party,” Lakhan advised reporters exterior his residence.
BJP candidate Mangala Angadi and her daughter additionally visited Lakhan’s residence in search of his help forward of the April 17 bypoll.
This comes within the wake of the Congress chief brazenly criticising Karnataka Congress chief D Okay Shivakumar for his alleged involvement within the sex-for-job CD scandal. Lakhan’s brother Ramesh resigned as Cabinet minister after visuals from the purported intercourse CD had been aired by TV channels.

With the case turning political after the household of the lady within the purported video blamed Shivakumar for the scandal, Lakhan had urged the Congress president to resign “on moral grounds.” He additionally stated: “The Congress in Karnataka is dependent only on one leader (D K Shivakumar). There are four High Commands in the Congress from the state itself. Groupism and infighting are rampant these days which makes it unable for the party to respond to people’s problems.”

Lakhan’s statements and actions haven’t gone down effectively with Congress leaders. “We will soon recommend the High Command to expel him from the party for anti-party activities. Congress is united and we condemn such baseless statements made by Lakhan,” a senior member of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee advised Indianexpress.com.

Lakhan had misplaced to his brother Ramesh within the bypolls held for the Gokak Assembly constituency in 2019.