Bidar: Shivakumar Deshpande of Bambalagi and Ravi Waded of Mannaekhelli, who were prominent leaders of the BJP in Bidar South Assembly constituency, joined the JD (S) in the presence of Former Minister, Deputy Leaders of the JD (S) Legislature Party, Chairman of the JD (S) Core Committee, MLA from Bidar South Assembly Constituency Bandeppa Kashempur.

MLA Bandeppa Kashempur welcomed BJP leaders into the JD (S) by draping a shawl and presented the party flag at his residence premises on the outskirts of Kashempur P Village in Bidar South Assembly Constituency on the afternoon of Wednesday March 1.

Speaking on the occasion, MLA Kashempur said, “I am happy that Shivakumar Deshpande and Ravi Waded have joined the JD (S). Everyone has to come together and make the party stronger. We all have to work hard to bring back the JD (S) Government in the State.

MLA Kashempur said, “We have to work together to inform door-to-door about the party’s ideologies, our goals, and the schemes that we need to implement when our Government gets the power.”

Party leaders Mahesh Chintamani, Ganapathi Shambhu Kanganakot, Anil Kumar Majjige and many others were present.