Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady
Beltangady, Mar 30: BJP leader from Beltangady Ranjan G Gowda will join the Congress on April 1, said MLC Ivan D'Souza here on Saturday, March 30.
Addressing a press meet in Beltangady, Ivan said, "Ranjan Gowda, who is a former BJP president of Beltangady unit had contested against Congress candidate Vasant Bangera in 2013. Now since he is disappointed by the policies and ideology of the BJP, he has decided to join the Congress along with his supporters."
"Ranjan will be officially welcomed into Congress during a rally in Beltangady on April 1," Ivan added.
"Today, people in every region of the country are raising voice against the BJP. They have hope on the Congress and in the upcoming election; our party will win more than 200 seats. We will form the government with the support of our allies," he further said.