Congress inducts more members

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress inducted scores of new members into the party, including late Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer K Shivaramu’s wife Vani, who had been with the BJP earlier.

The inductions were made at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office in Bengaluru on Monday in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar.

Other inductees include for mer Rajarajeshwari Nagar corporator Roopa Lingesh, Gopi Krishna, a leader from the Madiwala caste, several others from the Chalavadi Dalit caste and others at the district level.

Shivakumar welcomed them to the party fold, adding that it was favourable for Congress to add to its strength in the lead up to the Lok Sabha elections slated for April 26 and May 7 in Karnataka. Recent inductee Tejashwini Gowda who was earlier in the BJP, was made the official KPCC spokesperson.