DHNS
Bangalore, Aug 18: One or two more sitting opposition legislators are likely to join the BJP this week. According to BJP sources, the party top brass is keen that the “Operation lotus” be revived to coincide the party state executive meeting scheduled to be held in Bangalore from Tuesday.
“It all depends on the willingness of the legislators,” the sources said. The BJP is said to have approached former minister and Congress MLA (Gurumitkal) Baburao Chinchansur and JD(S) legislator (Hukkeri) Umesh Katti to join the saffron fold this week.
The BJP has already roped in five legislators - three from the Congress and two from the JD(S) - to its fold.
The legislators resigned from their membership to the Legislative Assembly and joined the BJP. Three of them - Anand Asnotikar, Shivanagouda Naik and Balachandra Jarkiholi- have since been inducted into the ministry