Karnataka BJP Leader Behind Congress Chief's 2019 Poll Defeat Set To Join Congress
NDTV
As a BJP member, he is viewed as one of the main leaders who played a key role in defeating Mr Kharge in Gulbarga (Kalaburagi) Lok Sabha constituency.
BJP leader Baburao Chinchansur, believed to be one of those who played a key role in defeating AICC president M Mallikarjun Kharge, in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, appears set to join the Congress in Karnataka.
Mr Chinchansur, a prominent leader of the Koli-Kabbaliga community in the Kalyana Karnataka region, resigned from his post as Member of the Legislative Council on Monday.
He had represented Gurmitkal assembly constituency in Kalaburagi district from 2008 to 2018, and was a Minister in the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government earlier. However, he quit the Congress in 2018 after his defeat in the assembly election and joined the BJP.
As a BJP member, he is viewed as one of the main leaders who played a key role in defeating Mr Kharge in Gulbarga (Kalaburagi) Lok Sabha constituency. BJP candidate Umesh Jadhav, who too had resigned from the Congress and joined the BJP, won that election.
