Former Karnataka chief minister and Union external affairs minister SM Krishna is scheduled to formally join the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday at its headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of party president Amit Shah.
Krishna, 84, had ended his four-decades-old association with the Congress on January 29, citing a shift from its core ideology and a lack of respect for senior leaders as reasons for the decision.
There had been much speculation on his likely move, and it had been widely anticipated that he would join the BJP after he ruled out joining the Janata Dal (Secular).
“Krishna is a very senior politician with experience both at the Centre and in the state,” senior state BJP leader KS Eshwarappa said. “Apart from his personal influence in the Mandya region, he is liked by the educated class for his developmental work in Bengaluru,” Eshwarappa said.
Political analysts, though, are not convinced about the influence he will have and his ability to pull votes.
Source:-Hindustantimes
Krishna, 84, had ended his four-decades-old association with the Congress on January 29, citing a shift from its core ideology and a lack of respect for senior leaders as reasons for the decision.
There had been much speculation on his likely move, and it had been widely anticipated that he would join the BJP after he ruled out joining the Janata Dal (Secular).
“Krishna is a very senior politician with experience both at the Centre and in the state,” senior state BJP leader KS Eshwarappa said. “Apart from his personal influence in the Mandya region, he is liked by the educated class for his developmental work in Bengaluru,” Eshwarappa said.
Political analysts, though, are not convinced about the influence he will have and his ability to pull votes.
Source:-Hindustantimes
