Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jul 2: Former state minister Krishnaiah Shetty on Sunday July 2 began his new stint in the BJP after joining the party in a ceremony held at BJP Malleshwaram office here.
Krishnaiah Shetty, who was in Congress, joined BJP in the presence of party president B S Yeddyurappa.
Shetty had been a minister in the earlier BJP-led state government. In March 2014, he was admitted into the Congress after the BJP denied him party ticket due to his alleged involvement in the KIADB land scam.
Krishnaiah had even been imprisoned along with Yeddyurappa for sometime in the land denotification cases.
Speaking to media persons after joining BJP, Krishnaiah Shetty said that he was here to stay and would remain loyal to the BJP as a party worker.